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I'm trying to make an older PC display high-def streaming video. It's |
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a Dell Inspiron Desktop 530, with 2 gigs of ram, assembled and shipped |
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August 2007. It has an Intel dual core (*NOT* a "Core Duo") cpu like so |
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(from /proc/cpuinfo). |
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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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The original Intel onboard GPU wasn't really up to the task. I bought |
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an Nvidia GeForce 6200 video card, set it up, and it handles 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 any |
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other tips and tricks for getting better video performance out of this |
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admittedly old system? glxgears shows 382 fps when the system is 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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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |