NVIDIA Hardware Acceleration

SORE-LOSER · 2012-04-01 18:10:11

Hello,

I recently followed the wiki instructions to changed from nouveau drivers to NVIDIA, and everything went good, I have GUI/Desktop up and running. My problem is this: the performance is not good. I switched from nouveau to NVIDIA to get better performance for OPENGL and desktop speed and effects, as well as better streaming video. As of right now, I am getting 400's in glxgears and 40's in FULLSCREEN! something is wrong, I had much higher in nouveau...

I am slightly confused on the wiki documentation between the differences of /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ -files- (I have gotten rid of xorg.conf and changed vesa to nvidia in 20-gpudriver.conf)

My machine is a p4 3.2HT with 3 gigs RAM, and a Geforce 6200 card, (by NO means a fast machine, but I should be having better performance than this. If nouveau used to run better than this, something HAS to be wrong)

brebs · 2012-04-01 18:35:34

Glxgears is not a

not a...

b... b...

I can't bring myself to say it. I don't want to be one of those people

karol · 2012-04-01 18:38:34

Apart from perceived issues with glxgears, any other problems?

SORE-LOSER · 2012-04-01 18:40:46

I understand its not a benchmark, I was just using as an example. you ARE one of those people for implying it.

Gusar · 2012-04-01 19:09:28

SORE-LOSER wrote:

I understand its not a benchmark, I was just using as an example.

Am I the only one who doesn't get the logic of this sentence? I can't be.

karol · 2012-04-01 19:23:07

Gusar wrote:

SORE-LOSER wrote:
I understand its not a benchmark, I was just using as an example.
Am I the only one who doesn't get the logic of this sentence? I can't be.

I asked for other examples, so you're not alone :-)

SORE-LOSER · 2012-04-01 21:19:05

Like I stated, Opengl games lag very bad, Video streaming is laggy, especially in fullscreen, because it isn't being hardware accelerated.

Gusar · 2012-04-01 21:24:17

You'll have to provide more info: glxinfo, /var/log/Xorg.0.log, xorg.conf or other X config files if you have any (beyond the two regular ones for evdev and quirks)...

Last edited by Gusar (2012-04-01 21:41:31)

SORE-LOSER · 2012-04-01 22:21:11

glxinfo:

name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile, 
    GLX_ARB_create_context_robustness, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float, 
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile, 
    GLX_EXT_swap_control, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_EXT_visual_info, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, 
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, 
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile, 
    GLX_ARB_create_context_robustness, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float, 
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, 
    GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile, GLX_EXT_fbconfig_packed_float, 
    GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_swap_control, 
    GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, 
    GLX_NV_copy_image, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_NV_multisample_coverage, 
    GLX_NV_present_video, GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_NV_video_capture, 
    GLX_NV_video_out, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, 
GLX version: 1.4
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile, 
    GLX_ARB_create_context_robustness, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float, 
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, 
    GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile, GLX_EXT_swap_control, 
    GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, 
    GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, 
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6200/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 295.33
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility, GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, 
    GL_ARB_compressed_texture_pixel_storage, GL_ARB_conservative_depth, 
    GL_ARB_copy_buffer, GL_ARB_depth_clamp, GL_ARB_depth_texture, 
    GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location, 
    GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, 
    GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, 
    GL_ARB_get_program_binary, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, 
    GL_ARB_half_float_vertex, GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_internalformat_query, 
    GL_ARB_map_buffer_alignment, GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_multisample, 
    GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_ARB_occlusion_query2, 
    GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite, 
    GL_ARB_provoking_vertex, GL_ARB_robustness, GL_ARB_sampler_objects, 
    GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects, GL_ARB_shader_objects, 
    GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_ARB_shading_language_420pack, 
    GL_ARB_shading_language_include, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_sync, 
    GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression, 
    GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_float, 
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, 
    GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_texture_rg, GL_ARB_texture_storage, 
    GL_ARB_texture_swizzle, GL_ARB_timer_query, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra, GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, 
    GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ATI_draw_buffers, GL_ATI_texture_float, 
    GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_EXT_Cg_shader, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, 
    GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, 
    GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, 
    GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test, 
    GL_EXT_direct_state_access, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord, 
    GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample, 
    GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, 
    GL_EXT_import_sync_object, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, 
    GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, 
    GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_point_parameters, 
    GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color, 
    GL_EXT_separate_shader_objects, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, 
    GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, 
    GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1, 
    GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, 
    GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, 
    GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_format_BGRA8888, 
    GL_EXT_texture_lod, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp, 
    GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode, 
    GL_EXT_texture_storage, GL_EXT_texture_swizzle, GL_EXT_timer_query, 
    GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra, GL_EXT_x11_sync_object, 
    GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, 
    GL_KTX_buffer_region, GL_NVX_conditional_render, GL_NV_alpha_test, 
    GL_NV_blend_minmax, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_complex_primitives, 
    GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color, GL_NV_depth_clamp, GL_NV_fbo_color_attachments, 
    GL_NV_fence, GL_NV_float_buffer, GL_NV_fog_distance, GL_NV_fragdepth, 
    GL_NV_fragment_program, GL_NV_fragment_program2, 
    GL_NV_fragment_program_option, GL_NV_framebuffer_multisample_coverage, 
    GL_NV_half_float, GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint, 
    GL_NV_occlusion_query, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, GL_NV_pixel_data_range, 
    GL_NV_point_sprite, GL_NV_primitive_restart, GL_NV_register_combiners, 
    GL_NV_register_combiners2, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_barrier, 
    GL_NV_texture_compression_vtc, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4, 
    GL_NV_texture_expand_normal, GL_NV_texture_lod_clamp, 
    GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_NV_texture_shader, GL_NV_texture_shader2, 
    GL_NV_texture_shader3, GL_NV_vertex_array_range, 
    GL_NV_vertex_array_range2, GL_NV_vertex_program, GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, 
    GL_NV_vertex_program2, GL_NV_vertex_program2_option, 
    GL_NV_vertex_program3, GL_OES_depth24, GL_OES_depth32, 
    GL_OES_depth_texture, GL_OES_element_index_uint, GL_OES_fbo_render_mipmap, 
    GL_OES_get_program_binary, GL_OES_mapbuffer, GL_OES_packed_depth_stencil, 
    GL_OES_rgb8_rgba8, GL_OES_standard_derivatives, GL_OES_texture_3D, 
    GL_OES_texture_float, GL_OES_texture_float_linear, 
    GL_OES_texture_half_float, GL_OES_texture_half_float_linear, 
    GL_OES_texture_npot, GL_OES_vertex_array_object, GL_OES_vertex_half_float, 
    GL_S3_s3tc, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, 
    GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SGIX_shadow, GL_SUN_slice_accum, 

Xorg.0.log

[    14.894] 
X.Org X Server 1.12.0
Release Date: 2012-03-04
[    14.894] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[    14.894] Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.9-1-ARCH i686 
[    14.894] Current Operating System: Linux opie 3.2.13-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Mar 24 08:09:57 UTC 2012 i686
[    14.894] Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/b9520012-fea0-4628-839d-ac3c24dbb87a loglevel=3 ro quiet resume=/dev/disk/by-uuid/2dde9523-f0eb-4140-890f-229d13dec9d3   nomodeset
[    14.894] Build Date: 05 March 2012  06:02:28AM
[    14.894]  
[    14.894] Current version of pixman: 0.24.4
[    14.894] 	Before reporting problems, check [url]http://wiki.x.org[/url]
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[    14.894] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[    14.895] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Apr  1 10:23:06 2012
[    14.923] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[    14.960] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[    14.960] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[    14.960] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[    14.960] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[    14.970] (==) No device specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using the first device section listed.
[    14.970] (**) |   |-->Device "Card0"
[    14.970] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
[    14.971] (==) Automatically adding devices
[    14.971] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[    14.985] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
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[    15.003] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
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[    15.003] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[    15.004] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[    15.004] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    15.004] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[    15.004] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/
[    15.004] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[    15.004] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
	If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[    15.004] (II) Loader magic: 0x822e580
[    15.004] (II) Module ABI versions:
[    15.004] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[    15.004] 	X.Org Video Driver: 12.0
[    15.004] 	X.Org XInput driver : 16.0
[    15.004] 	X.Org Server Extension : 6.0
[    15.005] (--) PCI: (0:0:2:0) 8086:2772:1028:01ad rev 2, Mem @ 0xfeb00000/524288, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfeac0000/262144, I/O @ 0x0000e898/8
[    15.005] (--) PCI: (0:0:2:1) 8086:2776:1028:01ad rev 2, Mem @ 0xfeb80000/524288
[    15.005] (--) PCI:*(0:4:2:0) 10de:0221:3842:b400 rev 161, Mem @ 0xfc000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xfd000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[    15.005] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[    15.005] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[    15.007] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[    15.016] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    15.016] 	compiled for 1.12.0, module version = 1.0.0
[    15.016] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    15.016] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[    15.016] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[    15.016] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[    15.016] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[    15.016] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[    15.016] (II) Loading extension XVideo
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[    15.017] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[    15.017] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[    15.017] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    15.017] 	compiled for 1.12.0, module version = 1.0.0
[    15.017] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    15.017] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[    15.017] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[    15.018] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[    15.018] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[    15.906] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    15.906] 	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    15.906] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    15.906] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  295.33  Sat Mar 17 15:18:29 PDT 2012
[    15.906] (II) Loading extension GLX
[    15.906] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[    15.907] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[    15.939] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    15.939] 	compiled for 1.12.0, module version = 1.13.0
[    15.939] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    15.939] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[    15.939] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[    15.939] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
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[    15.951] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    15.951] 	compiled for 1.12.0, module version = 1.0.0
[    15.951] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[    15.952] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[    15.952] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
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[    15.952] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    15.952] 	compiled for 1.12.0, module version = 1.2.0
[    15.952] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[    15.952] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[    15.952] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[    15.972] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[    16.026] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    16.026] 	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    16.026] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    16.050] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  295.33  Sat Mar 17 14:58:02 PDT 2012
[    16.056] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[    16.057] (++) using VT number 7

[    16.073] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[    16.073] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[    16.073] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[    16.093] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    16.093] 	compiled for 1.12.0, module version = 1.0.0
[    16.093] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
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[    16.098] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    16.098] 	compiled for 1.12.0, module version = 1.0.0
[    16.098] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
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[    16.098] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[    16.098] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[    16.123] (II) NVIDIA(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
	"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[    16.123] (==) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
[    16.123] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[    16.123] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[    16.123] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[    16.124] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "RenderAccel" "1"
[    16.124] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
[    16.124] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[    17.836] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (HP w2207 (CRT-0)) does not support NVIDIA 3D Vision
[    17.836] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0):     stereo.
[    17.910] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (Princeton Graphics VL1717 (CRT-1)) does not support
[    17.910] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0):     NVIDIA 3D Vision stereo.
[    17.919] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 6200 (NV44) at PCI:4:2:0 (GPU-0)
[    17.919] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 262144 kBytes
[    17.919] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.44.a2.10.00
[    17.919] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
[    17.919] (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 6200 at PCI:4:2:0
[    17.919] (--) NVIDIA(0):     HP w2207 (CRT-0)
[    17.919] (--) NVIDIA(0):     Princeton Graphics VL1717 (CRT-1)
[    17.919] (--) NVIDIA(0): HP w2207 (CRT-0): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[    17.919] (--) NVIDIA(0): Princeton Graphics VL1717 (CRT-1): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel
[    17.919] (--) NVIDIA(0):     clock
[    17.919] (**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID for display
[    17.919] (**) NVIDIA(0):     device HP w2207 (CRT-0) (Using EDID frequencies has been
[    17.919] (**) NVIDIA(0):     enabled on all display devices.)
[    17.920] (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
[    17.920] (==) NVIDIA(0): 
[    17.920] (==) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[    17.920] (==) NVIDIA(0):     will be used as the requested mode.
[    17.920] (==) NVIDIA(0): 
[    17.920] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
[    17.920] (II) NVIDIA(0):     "nvidia-auto-select"
[    17.920] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1680 x 1050
[    17.922] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (90, 88); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
[    17.922] (--) NVIDIA(0):     option
[    17.922] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[    17.930] (II) NVIDIA(0): ACPI: failed to connect to the ACPI event daemon; the daemon
[    17.930] (II) NVIDIA(0):     may not be running or the "AcpidSocketPath" X
[    17.930] (II) NVIDIA(0):     configuration option may not be set correctly.  When the
[    17.930] (II) NVIDIA(0):     ACPI event daemon is available, the NVIDIA X driver will
[    17.930] (II) NVIDIA(0):     try to use it to receive ACPI event notifications.  For
[    17.930] (II) NVIDIA(0):     details, please see the "ConnectToAcpid" and
[    17.930] (II) NVIDIA(0):     "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration options in Appendix B: X
[    17.930] (II) NVIDIA(0):     Config Options in the README.
[    17.930] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[    18.056] (II) Loading extension NV-GLX
[    18.115] (==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
[    18.115] (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
[    18.116] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
[    18.116] (==) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
[    18.117] (II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
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[    18.117] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
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[    18.117] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    18.117] 	compiled for 1.12.0, module version = 1.2.0
[    18.117] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[    18.117] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[    18.117] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2]   VDPAU driver: nvidia
[    18.117] (==) RandR enabled
[    18.117] (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[    18.118] (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[    18.122] (II) Initializing extension GLX
[    18.489] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event5)
[    18.489] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "keyboard-layout"
[    18.489] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    18.489] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[    18.490] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    18.505] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    18.505] 	compiled for 1.12.0, module version = 2.7.0
[    18.505] 	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[    18.505] 	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 16.0
[    18.505] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[    18.505] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[    18.505] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
[    18.505] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
[    18.505] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
[    18.506] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[    18.506] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input5/event5"
[    18.506] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
[    18.506] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    18.506] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[    18.506] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us, ru, ca, fr"
[    18.569] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event4)
[    18.569] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "keyboard-layout"
[    18.569] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    18.569] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[    18.569] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[    18.569] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
[    18.569] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
[    18.570] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
[    18.570] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[    18.570] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input4/event4"
[    18.570] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
[    18.570] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    18.570] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[    18.570] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us, ru, ca, fr"
[    18.571] (II) config/udev: Adding input device   USB Keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
[    18.571] (**)   USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "keyboard-layout"
[    18.571] (**)   USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    18.571] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for '  USB Keyboard'
[    18.571] (**)   USB Keyboard: always reports core events
[    18.571] (**) evdev:   USB Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
[    18.571] (--) evdev:   USB Keyboard: Vendor 0x5af Product 0x802
[    18.571] (--) evdev:   USB Keyboard: Found keys
[    18.571] (II) evdev:   USB Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[    18.571] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb4/4-1/4-1:1.0/input/input0/event0"
[    18.571] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "  USB Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
[    18.571] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    18.571] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[    18.571] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us, ru, ca, fr"
[    18.572] (II) config/udev: Adding input device   USB Keyboard (/dev/input/event1)
[    18.572] (**)   USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "keyboard-layout"
[    18.572] (**)   USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    18.572] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for '  USB Keyboard'
[    18.572] (**)   USB Keyboard: always reports core events
[    18.572] (**) evdev:   USB Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
[    18.572] (--) evdev:   USB Keyboard: Vendor 0x5af Product 0x802
[    18.572] (--) evdev:   USB Keyboard: Found keys
[    18.572] (II) evdev:   USB Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[    18.572] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb4/4-1/4-1:1.1/input/input1/event1"
[    18.572] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "  USB Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
[    18.572] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    18.572] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[    18.572] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us, ru, ca, fr"
[    18.573] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse (/dev/input/event2)
[    18.573] (**) Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[    18.573] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse'
[    18.573] (**) Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: always reports core events
[    18.573] (**) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
[    18.574] (--) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Vendor 0x1532 Product 0x101
[    18.574] (--) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Found 12 mouse buttons
[    18.574] (--) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
[    18.574] (--) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Found relative axes
[    18.574] (--) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
[    18.574] (II) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Configuring as mouse
[    18.574] (II) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Adding scrollwheel support
[    18.574] (**) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[    18.574] (**) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[    18.574] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/input/input2/event2"
[    18.574] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse" (type: MOUSE, id 10)
[    18.574] (II) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
[    18.574] (**) Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[    18.574] (**) Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[    18.574] (**) Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[    18.574] (**) Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[    18.575] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
[    18.575] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[    18.575] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[    18.575] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse (/dev/input/event3)
[    18.575] (**) Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Applying InputClass "keyboard-layout"
[    18.575] (**) Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    18.575] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse'
[    18.575] (**) Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: always reports core events
[    18.575] (**) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
[    18.575] (--) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Vendor 0x1532 Product 0x101
[    18.575] (--) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Found keys
[    18.575] (II) evdev: Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse: Configuring as keyboard
[    18.575] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.1/input/input3/event3"
[    18.575] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse" (type: KEYBOARD, id 11)
[    18.575] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    18.575] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[    18.575] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us, ru, ca, fr"
[    18.576] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event6)
[    18.576] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[    18.576] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[   104.645] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode
[   104.645] (II) NVIDIA(0):     "CRT-0:nvidia-auto-select@1680x1050+0+0,CRT-1:nvidia-auto-select@1280x1024+1680+0"
[   128.232] [mi] Increasing EQ size to 512 to prevent dropped events.

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karol · 2012-04-01 22:25:13

Please edit your post.
When pasting code, please use [ code ] tags https://bbs.archlinux.org/help.php#bbcode

like this

It makes the code more readable and - in case of longer listings - more convenient to scroll through.

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SORE-LOSER · 2012-04-01 22:32:14

Ok, I will do that from now on.

SORE-LOSER · 2012-04-01 22:34:05

ok

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karol · 2012-04-01 22:48:53

SORE-LOSER wrote:

Ok, I will do that from now on.

I'd rather you edit that post too.

SORE-LOSER · 2012-04-02 01:14:55

karol wrote:

SORE-LOSER wrote:
Ok, I will do that from now on.
I'd rather you edit that post too.

Done.

brebs · 2012-04-02 08:51:25

SORE-LOSER wrote:

NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled

I've always found:
Option "BackingStore" "True"
To be a good speedup, e.g. with scrolling in firefox.

Although, it's not even mentioned in 295.33's README - strange.

SORE-LOSER · 2012-04-03 01:18:22

brebs wrote:

SORE-LOSER wrote:
NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
I've always found:
Option "BackingStore" "True"
To be a good speedup, e.g. with scrolling in firefox.
Although, it's not even mentioned in 295.33's README - strange.

Tried it. No change. When I open new windows, move windows around desktop, or go to videos with lots of flash and/or streaming video, conky shows my processors spike hard. Video isn't taking the load.

SORE-LOSER · 2012-04-07 02:37:09

Update... disconnected second monitor. marginal increase in frames, nothing special. pathetic performance for an proprietary driver. Arch still rulz though.

Gusar · 2012-04-07 08:29:52

You have one of the crappiest cards (the 6200 is reeeally low-end) on one of the crappiest processors (look at the timeline of Intel processors, you'll see something very significant regarding P4), so what do you expect? Does Windows give you better performance?

xamaco · 2012-04-07 08:38:36

In your 20-gpudriver.conf do you have options like :

    Option         "RenderAccel" "True"
    Option         "TripleBuffer" "True"

If not, re-read carefuly the wiki.

Gusar · 2012-04-07 13:28:15

@xamaco: RenderAccel is the default, and TripleBuffer might actually slow things down if you're short on video-ram.

@SORE_LOSER: I just remembered something... are you using cairo-1.12 by any chance? If yes, try 1.10

SORE-LOSER · 2012-04-08 02:40:24

Gusar wrote:

You have one of the crappiest cards (the 6200 is reeeally low-end) on one of the crappiest processors (look at the timeline of Intel processors, you'll see something very significant regarding P4), so what do you expect? Does Windows give you better performance?

yes. Windows gave decent performance for older games.

SORE-LOSER · 2012-04-08 02:42:54

@SORE_LOSER: I just remembered something... are you using cairo-1.12 by any chance? If yes, try 1.10

Actually, good question, I am not sure. I need to do some research on how to check (not sure what its function is) and I will get back to you.

anonymous_user · 2012-04-08 05:10:43

Just do "pacman -Qi cairo"

karol · 2012-04-08 08:15:23

anonymous_user wrote:

Just do "pacman -Qi cairo"

1. the 'i' in 'pacman -Qi cairo' is not needed to get the package version. SORE-LOSER, I really hope you knew how to check what version of a package you have installed.
2. cairo 1.12 is still in [testing] - I think OP knows if he's running [testing] or not.

SORE-LOSER · 2012-04-08 18:17:37

cairo is seeming to be an improvement over cairo-ubuntu. Also, a newer version of nvidia was in today's pacman -Syu. Multiple windows open is smoother with regular cairo 1.10. Thanks everyone for the help.

Is there any other things that I may try to squeeze as much performance as possible out of this mediocre hardware?

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