On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:32:50 -0700 (PDT), Saurabh wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> First of all thanks for the response. > > > --- On Mon, 9/15/08, Arnt Karlsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Arnt Karlsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] is linux ppc version non-functional? > > To: flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 7:52 PM > > On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:53:45 -0700 (PDT), Saurabh wrote in > > message > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > I am trying to run this simulation on my linux > > > > ..which distro? > > > it is a fedora 9 -- clean install. > > > > > > > powerpc (powerbook) > > > and I see nothing on the window after the splash > > screen. I have a log > > > file for the interested party http://drop.io/qaxm4fw > > the logfile is > > > fgfs.log > > > > > > I do hear the aircrafts engine after like 20 mins. The > > program eats > > > up about 50% of my 1GB memory and eats about 90% of > > cpu > > > > ..you _have_ DRI running?: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ $ glxinfo |grep direct > > direct rendering: Yes > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ $ > > > > Yes DRI is running. > > > ..on a 9 yr old AMD K6-2 450MHz w 384MB ram and an 128bit > > 128MB vram > > Radeon 9250 running at AGPx2, I got a flyable 5 to 8 fps at > > any window > > size, I ran and still run X at [EMAIL PROTECTED]@24bpp, and > > found FG > > window size had very little effect on the framerate. At > > below 8, you > > want a _lazy_ nose wheeler, though. ;o) > > > > ..fgfs start-up time on that 450, is around 3 minutes, on > > my P4 3.2G > > HT dumpster find, same disk and a Radeon 9800Pro, 2GB 15 to > > 20 seconds, > > I think disk IO might be the bottleneck, bogomips numbers > > jumped from > > 901 to 2 x 6400 so I have things _jump_ at me. ;o) > > > > > Not too bad with that K6-2. I was hoping for at the very least a > similar performance. > > > > cat /proc/cpuinfo > > > > > > > > > processor : 0 > > > cpu : 7455, altivec supported > > > clock : 667.000000MHz > > > revision : 0.1 (pvr 8001 0201) > > > bogomips : 66.56 > > > timebase : 33330863 > > > platform : PowerMac > > > model : PowerBook3,4 > > > machine : PowerBook3,4 > > > motherboard : PowerBook3,4 MacRISC2 MacRISC Power > > Macintosh > > > detected as : 73 (PowerBook Titanium III) > > > pmac flags : 0000001b > > > L2 cache : 256K unified > > > pmac-generation : NewWorld > > also the cpu clock is 1 GHZ at full speed. I have cpu scaling > running. it does scale up when necessary I have tested that many > times. ..that has bogomips numbers jump that far up 'n down? AMD's & Intel's Pentium3 class cpu's usually says "2*clock", and PowerMac's AFAIUI, does "twice as much work per clock cycle," is yours 32bit or 64bit? > > > > ..bogomips? ..missed it. ;o) > > ..you _have_ set ' Option "AGPMode" > > "4" ' > > in your xorg.conf? Or did X pick that speed by itself?: > > "Mesa DRI Radeon 20061018 AGP 4x PowerPC/Altivec > > TCL" > > It picks up AGP 4x by itself ( see Xorg.1.log ) > but in my tweaks I set it to 4x just in case also > I am using XAA ..set where, or is it auto-picked? ..also try EXE for tweaks, once we have everything else set up right. > > > > ..new EXE or old XAA acceleration? I found EXE works best > > on my 9250 and 9800Pro gards, XAA used to be a wee bit > > quicker > > but does not support Radeons later than 9250, AFAIUI. > > > > this is > ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500] > > > > ..your urls to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and > > /var/log/Xorg.0.log > > and output of root's ' lspci -vvvvv ' > > http://drop.io/qaxm4fw > please see these 5 files > xorg.conf > Xorg.0.log > Xorg.1.log # log of X without any tweaks akin to first boot > lspci-vvvv > aiglxbenchmark.out > > xorg.0.log is the current one belonging to the xorg.conf > The xorg.conf is exactly as setup by the installation process > except for the addition of the following lines > Option "AGPMode" "4" > Option "AGPFastWrite" "true" > Option "AGPSize" "32" > Option "GARTSize" "32" > Option "EnableDepthMoves" "true" > Option "EnablePageFlip" "true" > which I myself added to see if it would make any difference. (none) > Also I locked the X down to 16 bpp ..ah, <Terminator's Growl/>Bigh Mistake, ATI graphics are all 24 bpp hardware. ;o) ..xorg.conf suggestion: # Xorg configuration created by pyxf86config # mod by Arnt Karlsen under GPLv3 2008 ;o) Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # keyboard added by rhpxl Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" # really??? Most American kbd's have 104, # and your laptop is an _Apple_ product, # and they usually do "their own things." Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "ati" # "ati" should automagically pick "radeon" # Option "UseFBDev" "true" # Option "AGPMode" "4" Option "EnablePageFlip" "true" Option "AGPFastWrite" "true" Option "EnableDepthMoves" "true" # Option "GARTSize" "32" # Option "AGPSize" "32" Option "backingstore" "on" Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Videocard0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection End of xorg.conf suggestion. > Also glxgears gives me 1400 fps in current setting small window > full screen it gives me 300, this is with 16 bit depth > with 32bit it gave me > 1240 fps in its default window and 170 in full screen ..and with 24bpp? ;o) > I also play gl-117 (openGL action flight simulator) gives me about > ~50fps running in view realism(range 1-5) 2 and quality(range 30-150) > 100. and this is in fullscreen 1280x854 24 bpp ..promising. Try jack up the eye candy till your frame rate is 30fps, or match your low X refresh limit. ..try: " fgfs --geometry=1920x1440 --httpd=5555 --jpg-httpd=5556 \ --prop:/controls/gear/brake-parking=1 --bpp=24 & " to keep it parked while you check the sim control web server and the 24bpp screen shot server from another box on your lan etc. > I tried this and here is what I found : any http request made from > the lan to either of the 2 servers takes 10-15 minutes for a response > from the fgfs ..... althought the load on the ppc-linux running fgfs > is about 1.4 and all things except fgfs are very responsive. ..also fire up a ssh or web server and compare responses. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... 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