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On 12/16/2011 12:11:34 PM, Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> I'm trying to make an older PC display high-def streaming video. |
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> It's |
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> a Dell Inspiron Desktop 530, with 2 gigs of ram, assembled and |
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> shipped |
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> August 2007. It has an Intel dual core (*NOT* a "Core Duo") cpu like |
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> so |
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> (from /proc/cpuinfo). |
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> |
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> vendor_id : GenuineIntel |
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> cpu family : 6 |
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> model : 15 |
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> model name : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 2140 @ 1.60GHz |
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> stepping : 2 |
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> cpu MHz : 1595.660 |
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> cache size : 1024 KB |
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> |
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> The original Intel onboard GPU wasn't really up to the task. I |
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> bought |
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> an Nvidia GeForce 6200 video card, set it up, and it handles |
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> 1280x720p |
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> video OK, from my HDHomerun TV tuner box. 1920x1080i shows the |
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> occasional hint of stuttering. I followed the instructions at |
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> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml including the Nouveau |
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> driver. I'm running ICEWM to minimize system overhead. Are there |
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> any |
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> other tips and tricks for getting better video performance out of |
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> this |
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> admittedly old system? glxgears shows 382 fps when the system is |
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> idle. |
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> It works without an xorg.conf. This also happens to my mdev test |
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> machine (no udev). I'm attaching the Xorg log file for more detail. |
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You could try to install a recent kernel (3.1.5 for me) and enable |
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the CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU=y (it's a staging driver, just search for it |
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by entering / in the make menuconfig environment). |
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Then re-emerge the x11-drivers/xf86-video-nouveau driver. |
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I hope this helps a bit, |
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Helmut. |
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