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Helmut Jarausch <jarausch <at> igpm.rwth-aachen.de> writes: |
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> > I'm trying to make an older PC display high-def streaming video. |
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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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Additionally, when I use older machines, sometimes minimization |
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of the compile flags helps on some apps and not on others. You |
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have to experiment. It usually works for machines that are |
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design for a single special purpose, not workstations or every |
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server service you can compile for. I never optimized one |
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for just streaming video, so I cannot give you specifics. |
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Here is one I use for a firewall. Note the CFLAGS (Os) setting |
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for small: |
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CFLAGS="-Os -march=i586 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" |
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USE="-* -nls mmx hardened ncurses ssl crypt berkdb tcpd pam perl pcre \ |
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python readline zlib bzip2 nptl nptlonly syslog" |
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Find the minimal flags and the optimum CFLAGS settings for |
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your needs. Refine by testing. USE a fast hard drive..... |
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Avoid apps that soak up ram. Some video apps are ram_hogs... |
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I'd be curious to learn what you finally figure out. |
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hth, |
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James |