Seth Yastrov wrote: > In data/config/gldrivers.xml there is a rule "Disable VBO for > GNU/Linux ATI drivers". The comment above states that the problem was > on 64-bit drivers and the check was added nearly two years ago. First, > the rule should not be applied to 32-bit drivers because the problem > was not identified there. Second, it's likely that the 64-bit ATI > drivers have been fixed by now. > > So I am calling for all people with ATI cards on Linux (running 32-bit > or 64-bit) to test by removing that rule and see if they don't > actually get improved performance. If the 64-bit driver still has the > problems, then the rule should check that the driver is 64-bit before > disabling VBO for all users running 32-bit machines. > > I have tested with VBO enabled on 32-bit Linux for Radeon 9600 and > 9700 and it gives nearly double the FPS in certain areas of the castle > (e.g. the left room with the windows and light rays). > > Hopefully we can remove this, so people with ATI on Linux (running > 32-bit, at least) can get good performance. > Tested CS revision: 27318 and 27718.
- Walktest start position: - VBO: ~66 to ~69 - noVBO: ~71 to ~73 - Left room with windows and lightrays: - VBO: ~38 to ~41 - noVBO: ~21 to ~23 ============================================================= Linux cyanoxLappy 2.6.22-11-generic #1 SMP Mon Sep 17 03:45:58 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux ============================================================= crystalspace.system: Crystal Space version 1.3.0 [Unix-x86-GCC] (Thu 24-May-2007). crystalspace.canvas.glx2d: Opening GLX2D Video driver GL/X version (direct renderer) Visual ID: 0x00000027, 24bit TrueColor R8:G8:B8:A8, level 0, double buffered crystalspace.canvas.openglcommon: OpenGL renderer: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.) version 2.0.6473 (8.37.6) Using windowed mode at resolution 640x480. Pixel format: Color: 24 Alpha: 8 Depth: 24 Stencil: 8 AccumColor: 0 AccumAlpha: 0 MultiSamples: 0 Multisample: disabled (stripped out some useless stuff) ============================================================= Greetings, Mark Sanders (CyaNox). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Crystal-main mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/crystal-main Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
