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From: meino.cramer@×××.de
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Loss of performance...OpenGL?
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:46:15
Message-Id: 20090111144611.GA1115@solfire
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Loss of performance...OpenGL? by Volker Armin Hemmann
1 Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> [09-01-11 15:35]:
2 > On Sonntag 11 Januar 2009, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
3 > > Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> [09-01-11 15:15]:
4 > > > On Sonntag 11 Januar 2009, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
5 > > > > > are you using composite? if yes, don't. Or install the latest nvidia
6 > > > > > driver.
7 > > > >
8 > > > > In my initial posting I mentioned the driver, which is installed on my
9 > > > > PC
10 > > > >
11 > > > > > > x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.82 USE="acpi gtk -custom-cflags
12 > > > > > > (-multilib)
13 > > > >
14 > > > > This is -- according to "emerge -pv..." the newest available...
15 > > >
16 > > > no, it is not. The latest are 180something and they solved some 2d
17 > > > slowness issues with that driver.
18 > > >
19 > > > > Is it needed to switch off Composite with that version ?
20 > > >
21 > > > composite makes 2d very slow with drivers prior to 180. You don't have to
22 > > > disable composite in xorg.conf. Just don't use compiz and deactivate all
23 > > > effects in gnome/kde.
24 > > > btw, xorg.conf would be nice to see.
25 > >
26 > > ...eeeh...how can I get the newest driver in a gentoo-compatible way?
27 >
28 > look into bugzilla - I am pretty sure somebody posted an updated ebuild
29 > already. Download it, put it into your overlay, ebuild ...ebuild manifest and
30 > emerge it.
31 >
32 > > I set
33 > >
34 > > x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers ~x86
35 > >
36 > > in /etc/package/package-keywords.
37 > >
38 > > Emerge reports the previously mentioned (non-180) version of the nvidia
39 > > drivers.
40 > >
41 > > I attached Xorg.conf to this email.
42 >
43 > and I cleaned it up a bit:
44 >
45 > Section "Module"
46 > Load "glx"
47 > EndSection
48 >
49 > Section "ServerFlags"
50 > Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
51 > EndSection
52 >
53 > Section "InputDevice"
54 > Identifier "Keyboard1"
55 > Driver "kbd"
56 > Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
57 > # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
58 > Option "LeftAlt" "Meta"
59 > Option "RightAlt" "ModeShift"
60 > Option "ScrollLock" "Compose"
61 > Option "RightCtl" "Control"
62 > Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:win_switch,ctrl:nocaps,compose:rwin"
63 > # To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
64 > Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
65 > Option "XkbLayout" "de"
66 > Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
67 > EndSection
68 >
69 > Section "InputDevice"
70 > Identifier "Mouse1"
71 > Driver "mouse"
72 > Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
73 > # Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
74 > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
75 > Option "Buttons" "5"
76 > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
77 > # When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
78 > Option "ChordMiddle"
79 > EndSection
80 >
81 > Section "Monitor"
82 > Identifier "HM903DT"
83 > Option "DPMS"
84 > EndSection
85 >
86 > Section "Device"
87 >
88 > # Option "Overlay" "true"
89 > # Option "UBB" "true"
90 > # Option "CIOverlay" "true"
91 > # VideoRam 66560
92 > Identifier "n7600GT"
93 > Driver "nvidia"
94 > Option "NvAGP" "3"
95 > Option "TripleBuffer" "true"
96 > Option "NoLogo" "1"
97 > Option "BackingStore" "True"
98 > EndSection
99 >
100 > Section "Screen"
101 > Identifier "Screen 1"
102 > Device "n7600GT"
103 > Monitor "HM903DT"
104 > DefaultDepth 24
105 > SubSection "Display"
106 > Viewport 0 0
107 > Depth 24
108 > EndSubSection
109 > EndSection
110 >
111 > you could try without bs and tb.
112 >
113
114
115 This xorg.conf gaves me a flickery (to low refresh rate) highly
116 offseted screen with slim and after login the screen is somehow
117 scrambled blockwise. I am not using hal for X11 due to othe problems
118 (see previous problems reported here).
119 I switched back to my old xorg.conf.
120
121 What do you mean with "ts" and "bs"?
122
123
124 --
125 Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments
126 unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text.
127 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
128 In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.

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