From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1RbVrZ-0002rL-0b for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:22:05 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6F23F21C259; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:21:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mta-1.ms.rz.rwth-aachen.de (mta-1.ms.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE [134.130.7.72]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDD5E21C0DD for ; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:20:43 +0000 (UTC) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Received: from ironport-out-1.rz.rwth-aachen.de ([134.130.5.40]) by mta-1.ms.rz.RWTH-Aachen.de (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.04 (built Sep 26 2008)) with ESMTP id <0LWA00IRQNIJW450@mta-1.ms.rz.RWTH-Aachen.de> for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:20:43 +0100 (CET) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.71,361,1320620400"; d="scan'208";a="154199009" Received: from relay-2.ms.rz.rwth-aachen.de (HELO relay.rwth-aachen.de) ([134.130.7.75]) by ironport-in-1.rz.rwth-aachen.de with ESMTP; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:20:43 +0100 Received: from numa-i.igpm.rwth-aachen.de (numa-i.igpm.RWTH-Aachen.DE [134.130.161.252]) by relay.rwth-aachen.de (8.14.4+Sun/8.13.8/1) with ESMTP id pBGBKg2h028352 for ; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:20:42 +0100 (CET) Received: from numa-i (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by numa-i.igpm.rwth-aachen.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFA4D1452 for ; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:20:44 +0100 (CET) Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:20:44 +0100 From: Helmut Jarausch Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Any video optimization tips? To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <20111216111133.GA1639@waltdnes.org> In-reply-to: <20111216111133.GA1639@waltdnes.org> X-Mailer: Balsa 2.4.11 Message-id: <1324034444.24266.1@numa-i> X-Archives-Salt: 6ed8fb89-87e4-4d93-ae37-181e0b78978f X-Archives-Hash: 9b5b5d1be585b74618fcfc8296b94b12 On 12/16/2011 12:11:34 PM, Walter Dnes wrote: > I'm trying to make an older PC display high-def streaming video. > It's > a Dell Inspiron Desktop 530, with 2 gigs of ram, assembled and > shipped > August 2007. It has an Intel dual core (*NOT* a "Core Duo") cpu like > so > (from /proc/cpuinfo). > > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > cpu family : 6 > model : 15 > model name : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 2140 @ 1.60GHz > stepping : 2 > cpu MHz : 1595.660 > cache size : 1024 KB > > The original Intel onboard GPU wasn't really up to the task. I > bought > an Nvidia GeForce 6200 video card, set it up, and it handles > 1280x720p > video OK, from my HDHomerun TV tuner box. 1920x1080i shows the > occasional hint of stuttering. I followed the instructions at > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml including the Nouveau > driver. I'm running ICEWM to minimize system overhead. Are there > any > other tips and tricks for getting better video performance out of > this > admittedly old system? glxgears shows 382 fps when the system is > idle. > > It works without an xorg.conf. This also happens to my mdev test > machine (no udev). I'm attaching the Xorg log file for more detail. > You could try to install a recent kernel (3.1.5 for me) and enable the CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU=y (it's a staging driver, just search for it by entering / in the make menuconfig environment). Then re-emerge the x11-drivers/xf86-video-nouveau driver. I hope this helps a bit, Helmut.