Hi David
Yeah, I've done the glxinfo thing. Here's some of the output...
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context
I've done a fair bit of searching on forums and sites, and I'm pretty sure my
3d's working fine (the game Chromium runs fine).
The crux of my question is can I tune back FG far enough to get the same sort
of fps ratings that other people saw with similar setups to mine, using
previous years' FG releases?
I've attached my original post at the bottom for reference.
Cheers
Brad
On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:50, David Megginson wrote:
> Brad wrote:
> > This is what I normally do. I just mentioned the time I ran at 24bpp to
> > show that I've seen what software rendering looks like with my machine.
>
> Sorry, I'm coming into this thread late. If you're running Linux/XFree86,
> have you tried running glxinfo to see if DRI is enabled? You should see
> the string
>
> direct rendering: Yes
>
> near the top of the output. I just checked the old Voodoo3-equipped family
> computer on Saturday, and DRI was not working until I upgraded to the
> latest Debian sid.
>
> Also, don't start at KSFO -- it kills the framerate even on my GeForce2Go
> chip at 16bpp.
>
>
> All the best,
>
>
> David
>
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**Original post follows...
> Hi all
>
> Wondering if I could filch some help regarding an older video card/setup.
>
> Running Mandrake 10
> AMD K6-2 400MHz
> 128 MB RAM
> Voodoo3 16MB
> GL_RENDERER = "Mesa DRI 20020221 Voodoo3 x86/MMX/3DNow!"
> FG 0.9.4
>
> I'd looked at the specs of M$ flight sim and 16MB was minimum reqd, and my
> processor was supposed to be ok. I couldn't find any definitive reqs for
> flight gear (since found some hidden away in the docs), so that was what I
> went on.
>
> The best I get is a 4fps (I just about did a cartwheel when I got that!),
this
> was when all I could see was sky and sea. As soon as I see some hills it
> drops to around 1fps, which I know would normally suggest software
rendering.
>
> I run at 16bpp (both on restart with XConfig and with - -16bpp on command
> startup) - this is the max depth the voodoo will do 3d at.
>
> I run 30deg of view, 640x480 size, detail distances of 0, 100, and 1000, -
> -disable-specular-highlight, fog=fastest, clouds disabled, fly in the
> afternoon.
>
>
> I've searched the archives and found a recent mail where somebody named
David
> was getting 14fps at sea with a voodoo3.
>
http://baron.flightgear.org/pipermail/flightgear-devel/2003-October/022063.html
>
> Way back in '02, people were getting 40fps!
>
http://baron.flightgear.org/pipermail/flightgear-cvslogs/2002-June/002045.html
>
> Is it my processor? Surely with all the things that I disable it should be
> comparable to a few versions ago?
>
> Cheers all
> Brad
> New Zealand
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