Re: [gentoo-user] Loss of performance...OpenGL?

[meino.cramer@gmx.de]

Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com> [09-01-11 15:15]:
> On Sonntag 11 Januar 2009, meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:
> 
> > > are you using composite? if yes, don't. Or install the latest nvidia
> > > driver.
> >
> > In my initial posting I mentioned the driver, which is installed on my
> > PC
> >
> > > > x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.82  USE="acpi gtk -custom-cflags
> > > > (-multilib)
> >
> > This is -- according to "emerge -pv..." the newest available...
> >
> 
> no, it is not. The latest are 180something and they solved some 2d slowness 
> issues with that driver.
> 
> > Is it needed to switch off Composite with that version ?
> 
> composite makes 2d very slow with drivers prior to 180. You don't have to 
> disable composite in xorg.conf. Just don't use compiz and deactivate all 
> effects in gnome/kde.
> btw, xorg.conf would be nice to see.
> 


Oh by the way: I am neither using KDE nor GNOME. I am using IceWM.


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