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Damian Surr wrote:
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<pre wrap="">jason maxwell wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On 3/23/07, jason maxwell <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:decepticon@gmail.com"><decepticon@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On 3/23/07, Damian Surr <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:damian@gingermagic.co.uk"><damian@gingermagic.co.uk></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap=""> William Munson wrote:
Damian Surr wrote:
Save yourself a lot of grief. Install "envy" and let it install the
latest nvidia drivers for you. You can find envy at this url.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html">http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html</a>
I actually did that (sorry I didn't mention it, I forgot what it was
called). I installed the drivers manually following a guide, but got
nervous that I'd not done it properly because the 3D performance
didn't seem to be what I would expect (Planet Penguin Racer stutters
and I wouldn't expect it to on a 5200 even though I've only got a 1Gig
Athlon processor. Also, the simple 'fade in' of the log in screen in
Ubuntu seems to stutter. I really didn't expect that). I than did the
envy install and all seemed to go well. The 3D performance didn't
change, but I'm fairly confident that the drivers are installed correctly.
Damian
Do you get the nvidia logo flashing on the screen at bootup?
Yes, that's there fine.
If not check your xorg.conf file for Driver "nvidia" rather than Driver
"nv". Also check for Option "NoLogo" and make sure its 0 or false.
I'm using 'nvidia' in xorg.
Maybe I should post my xorg file?
Does glxgears run and what kind of frame rate does it report?
I just ran it and it came up in a window ok. Not sure how to get framerate
from it. I'll have to look later. I'm supposed to be working today and I've
done nothing more than Myth reading and tweaking :-)
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<pre wrap="">when run from a terminal, the framerate is reported in that terminal
every 3 seconds or so. be sure to not scale the gears window, or cover
it with another window, that would skew the results.
-J
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<pre wrap="">actually, i just realized the framerate no longer shows in the
terminal by default. it's now an option. run glxgears -printfps and it
will report every 5 seconds or so.
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<pre wrap=""><!---->Ah right .. thanks.
I'm getting just over 10 fps
That seems very low to me looking at the geomertry in that little
window, or is it more complicated than it looks for benchmarking reasons?
I have a 5200 card running nVidia driver 1.0.9746
Damian
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A quick search on the net seemed to indicate that my score is REALLY
bad!!<br>
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Any ideas what could be going on here? Here's my xorg.conf file:<br>
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# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig<br>
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Fri Dec 15
10:12:14 <br>
PST 2006<br>
<br>
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)<br>
#<br>
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool,
using<br>
# values from the debconf database.<br>
#<br>
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual
page.<br>
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)<br>
#<br>
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades
*only*<br>
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg<br>
# package.<br>
#<br>
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically
updated<br>
# again, run the following command:<br>
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg<br>
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Section "ServerLayout"<br>
Identifier "Default Layout"<br>
Screen "Default Screen" 0 0<br>
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"<br>
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"<br>
EndSection<br>
<br>
Section "Files"<br>
<br>
# path to defoma fonts<br>
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"<br>
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"<br>
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"<br>
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"<br>
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"<br>
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"<br>
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"<br>
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"<br>
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"<br>
EndSection<br>
<br>
Section "Module"<br>
Load "dbe"<br>
Load "i2c"<br>
Load "bitmap"<br>
Load "ddc"<br>
Load "extmod"<br>
Load "freetype"<br>
Load "glx"<br>
Load "int10"<br>
Load "type1"<br>
Load "vbe"<br>
Load "vnc"<br>
EndSection<br>
<br>
Section "InputDevice"<br>
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"<br>
Driver "kbd"<br>
Option "CoreKeyboard"<br>
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"<br>
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"<br>
Option "XkbLayout" "gb"<br>
Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch"<br>
EndSection<br>
<br>
Section "InputDevice"<br>
Identifier "Configured Mouse"<br>
Driver "mouse"<br>
Option "CorePointer"<br>
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"<br>
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"<br>
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"<br>
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"<br>
EndSection<br>
<br>
Section "Monitor"<br>
Identifier "ADI MicroScan 5G"<br>
HorizSync 30.0 - 95.0<br>
VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0<br>
ModeLine "1024x768_85.00" 94.4 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769
772 807 <br>
-hsync +vsync<br>
Option "DPMS"<br>
EndSection<br>
<br>
Section "Device"<br>
Identifier "Nvidia Gforce FX-5200"<br>
Driver "nvidia"<br>
EndSection<br>
<br>
Section "Screen"<br>
<br>
# Option "metamodes" "1024x768_85 +0+0; 1280x1024 +0+0;
1024x768 <br>
+0+0; 800x600 +0+0; 640x480 +0+0"<br>
Identifier "Default Screen"<br>
Device "Nvidia Gforce FX-5200"<br>
Monitor "ADI MicroScan 5G"<br>
DefaultDepth 24<br>
Option "SecurityTypes" "VncAuth"<br>
Option "UserPasswdVerifier" "VncAuth"<br>
Option "PasswordFile" "/root/.vnc/passwd"<br>
SubSection "Display"<br>
Depth 1<br>
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"<br>
EndSubSection<br>
SubSection "Display"<br>
Depth 4<br>
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"<br>
EndSubSection<br>
SubSection "Display"<br>
Depth 8<br>
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"<br>
EndSubSection<br>
SubSection "Display"<br>
Depth 15<br>
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"<br>
EndSubSection<br>
SubSection "Display"<br>
Depth 16<br>
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"<br>
EndSubSection<br>
SubSection "Display"<br>
Depth 24<br>
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"<br>
EndSubSection<br>
EndSection<br>
<br>
Section "Extensions"<br>
Option "Composite" "Enable"<br>
EndSection
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