Re: Perfomance problems with NVidia

[Dan Cherry <dscherry@bellsouth.net>]

On Thursday 30 June 2005 02:43 am, Alexander Jede wrote:
> Hi list,
> I have installed sid on my machine with the closed-source nvidia-driver
> for XFree.
> But running the benchmark glxgears I get only about 600 fps.
> It seems to be not enougth for a NVidia Geforce FX5200.
> My XFree config looks like:
> ....
> Section "Module"
>         #Load   "GLcore"
>         Load    "bitmap"
>         Load    "dbe"
>         Load    "ddc"
>         #Load   "dri"
>         Load    "extmod"
>         Load    "freetype"
>         Load    "dri"
>         Load    "glx"
>         Load    "int10"
>         Load    "record"
>         Load    "speedo"
>         Load    "type1"
>         Load    "vbe"
>         Load    "v4l"
> EndSection

The "dri" module is commented out (as it should be), but is then loaded three 
lines later.  Try commenting out the second "dri" module, also.
> ....
> Section "Device"
>         Identifier      "Nvidia1"
>         Driver          "nvidia"
>         Option          "TwinView"
>         Option          "Metamodes" "1280x1024,1280x1024"
>         Option          "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "31-81"
>         Option          "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "56-76"
>         Option          "ConnectedMonitor"      "CRT,DFP"
>         Option          "RenderAccel"   "true"
>         Option          "NoLogo" "true"
>         Option          "CursorShadow"  "true"
>         Option          "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
>         Option          "TwinViewOrientation"   "Leftof"
>         BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
> .....
>
> Have anyone of you an idea what the problem is?
> Thans Alex

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