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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Loss of performance...OpenGL?
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:51:23
Message-Id: 200901111551.17738.volkerarmin@googlemail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Loss of performance...OpenGL? by meino.cramer@gmx.de
1 On Sonntag 11 Januar 2009, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
2 > Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> [09-01-11 15:35]:
3 > > On Sonntag 11 Januar 2009, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
4 > > > Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> [09-01-11 15:15]:
5 > > > > On Sonntag 11 Januar 2009, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
6 > > > > > > are you using composite? if yes, don't. Or install the latest
7 > > > > > > nvidia driver.
8 > > > > >
9 > > > > > In my initial posting I mentioned the driver, which is installed on
10 > > > > > my PC
11 > > > > >
12 > > > > > > > x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.82 USE="acpi gtk -custom-cflags
13 > > > > > > > (-multilib)
14 > > > > >
15 > > > > > This is -- according to "emerge -pv..." the newest available...
16 > > > >
17 > > > > no, it is not. The latest are 180something and they solved some 2d
18 > > > > slowness issues with that driver.
19 > > > >
20 > > > > > Is it needed to switch off Composite with that version ?
21 > > > >
22 > > > > composite makes 2d very slow with drivers prior to 180. You don't
23 > > > > have to disable composite in xorg.conf. Just don't use compiz and
24 > > > > deactivate all effects in gnome/kde.
25 > > > > btw, xorg.conf would be nice to see.
26 > > >
27 > > > ...eeeh...how can I get the newest driver in a gentoo-compatible way?
28 > >
29 > > look into bugzilla - I am pretty sure somebody posted an updated ebuild
30 > > already. Download it, put it into your overlay, ebuild ...ebuild manifest
31 > > and emerge it.
32 > >
33 > > > I set
34 > > >
35 > > > x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers ~x86
36 > > >
37 > > > in /etc/package/package-keywords.
38 > > >
39 > > > Emerge reports the previously mentioned (non-180) version of the nvidia
40 > > > drivers.
41 > > >
42 > > > I attached Xorg.conf to this email.
43 > >
44 > > and I cleaned it up a bit:
45 > >
46 > > Section "Module"
47 > > Load "glx"
48 > > EndSection
49 > >
50 > > Section "ServerFlags"
51 > > Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
52 > > EndSection
53 > >
54 > > Section "InputDevice"
55 > > Identifier "Keyboard1"
56 > > Driver "kbd"
57 > > Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
58 > > # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
59 > > Option "LeftAlt" "Meta"
60 > > Option "RightAlt" "ModeShift"
61 > > Option "ScrollLock" "Compose"
62 > > Option "RightCtl" "Control"
63 > > Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:win_switch,ctrl:nocaps,compose:rwin"
64 > > # To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
65 > > Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
66 > > Option "XkbLayout" "de"
67 > > Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
68 > > EndSection
69 > >
70 > > Section "InputDevice"
71 > > Identifier "Mouse1"
72 > > Driver "mouse"
73 > > Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
74 > > # Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
75 > > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
76 > > Option "Buttons" "5"
77 > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
78 > > # When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
79 > > Option "ChordMiddle"
80 > > EndSection
81 > >
82 > > Section "Monitor"
83 > > Identifier "HM903DT"
84 > > Option "DPMS"
85 > > EndSection
86 > >
87 > > Section "Device"
88 > >
89 > > # Option "Overlay" "true"
90 > > # Option "UBB" "true"
91 > > # Option "CIOverlay" "true"
92 > > # VideoRam 66560
93 > > Identifier "n7600GT"
94 > > Driver "nvidia"
95 > > Option "NvAGP" "3"
96 > > Option "TripleBuffer" "true"
97 > > Option "NoLogo" "1"
98 > > Option "BackingStore" "True"
99 > > EndSection
100 > >
101 > > Section "Screen"
102 > > Identifier "Screen 1"
103 > > Device "n7600GT"
104 > > Monitor "HM903DT"
105 > > DefaultDepth 24
106 > > SubSection "Display"
107 > > Viewport 0 0
108 > > Depth 24
109 > > EndSubSection
110 > > EndSection
111 > >
112 > > you could try without bs and tb.
113 >
114 > This xorg.conf gaves me a flickery (to low refresh rate) highly
115 > offseted screen with slim and after login the screen is somehow
116 > scrambled blockwise. I am not using hal for X11 due to othe problems
117 > (see previous problems reported here).
118 > I switched back to my old xorg.conf.
119 >
120 > What do you mean with "ts" and "bs"?
121
122 strange. Your monitor and your card should set up a perfect picture just by
123 using edid data.
124 tb = triple buffering, bs = backingstore.

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