[ltp] 2.6.1 + 3d acceleration

[Simon Wong]

On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 10:44, Jericho Gutierrez wrote:
> You need to compile support for the ATI chipset.  It's right under the
> section for AGP support, (Device drivers --> Character devices).

Prevously when I had tried that I didn;t think it was working.  Probably
my confusion with all sorts of stuff not working.

I'll try that tonight...



> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Simon Wong [mailto:linux@thoughtworx.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 4:26 PM
> To: Linux Thinkpad List
> Subject: Re: [ltp] 2.6.1 + 3d acceleration
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 01:46, Robert Svoboda wrote:
> > Note, that 3D performance went up remarkably for me with
> > 2.6 kernel.  I have R40 with ATI 7500, with 2.4 I got some
> > 700+ fps in glxgears, now I'm running at 1100+, great...
> 
> Are you kidding?!?!?
> 
>         $ glxgears
>         2464 frames in 5.0 seconds = 492.800 FPS
>         2609 frames in 5.0 seconds = 521.800 FPS
>         2692 frames in 5.0 seconds = 538.400 FPS
>         2689 frames in 5.0 seconds = 537.800 FPS
> 
> :-(
> 
> Kernel 2.6.1-mm3 with config:
> 
>         CONFIG_AGP=y
>         # CONFIG_AGP_ALI is not set
>         # CONFIG_AGP_ATI is not set
>         # CONFIG_AGP_AMD is not set
>         # CONFIG_AGP_AMD64 is not set
>         CONFIG_AGP_INTEL=y
>         # CONFIG_AGP_NVIDIA is not set
>         # CONFIG_AGP_SIS is not set
>         # CONFIG_AGP_SWORKS is not set
>         # CONFIG_AGP_VIA is not set
>         CONFIG_DRM=y
>         # CONFIG_DRM_TDFX is not set
>         # CONFIG_DRM_GAMMA is not set
>         # CONFIG_DRM_R128 is not set
>         CONFIG_DRM_RADEON=y
>         # CONFIG_DRM_I810 is not set
>         # CONFIG_DRM_I830 is not set
>         # CONFIG_DRM_MGA is not set
>         # CONFIG_DRM_SIS is not set
> 
> I installed Xfree86 4.3.99.902 from the Xinstall.sh script from XFree86
> site.
> 
> I might try X4.3 from experimental if I can work out a clean way to
> clean out what the install script installed...
> 
> I wonder why the dramatic difference?!
> 
> 
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> Simon Wong <linux@thoughtworx.com>
> 
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