Here could be a problem: I don't think the drivers for my vid card include OpenGL drivers, yet I can run GL ProQuake and YSFlight OpenGL just fine, at really great framerates (40-50). Ubuntu keeps trying to use the wrong video card as the primary, and so does the BIOS (I want my 7200 to be the main video card, instead of my 1993 video card).
Jake (dats me) On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 7:42 AM, J Bickhard <jbickh...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Brian Fahrlander > <wheeldwel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> J Bickhard wrote: >>> A 32MB card isn't enough? Geez. I'm getting a similar-spec NVIDIA card >> Oh, it'll work...and trust me: as a guy who (other than this one >> machine I'm on) every machine I have is obsolete in the eyes of Windows >> guys. A 32M card is like complaining how hard it is to get memory for a >> 486 anymore. At one of the repair depos for which I work, they throw >> away 64M cards. Really; $10 or so will get you a good, solid card. $50 >> will even get you one that does a really great job AND a warranty, too. >> (Think: 6100 series, new) >>>> How many FPS are we talking about? >>>> >>> I get about 9FPS. 15 or so when I'm pointing at the ground or sky ;-) >>> >> Good news: that sucks SO bad, it doesn't suggest your card is bad, >> but rather the rendering isn't turned on. :/ > Firstly, thanks to everyone for taking time out to help me. > Rendering isn't turned on? Lessee. I thought I had it turned on in the > Catalyst Control Center... >> >> Now I don't know what has to happen (any more) to make the right on >> Windows, but it sounds as if the OpenGL or DirectX isn't kicked in. >> Even on a P3, even in Windows- it sounds like your configuration is bad. >> >> When you download that iso (get the Desktop version!) boot from it >> in this machine. It won't touch the hard drive unless you tell it to >> install. Meanwhile it'll let you look at all the details of the >> machine, without the complications of Windows. > I already have Ubuntu (and Kubuntu) 9.04 Desktop edition. I'll just use that > ;-) >> >> "lshw" will tell you more about your hardware than you've probably >> ever known before. There's a log on virtual terminal 1 that shows what >> it's learned about the machine, etc. It's also a great way to get files >> off a corrupted Windows box so you can make that day-saving transfer >> before you flush and fill it! It's handy. And the "memtest" option >> lets you literally test ALL memory, hard. Leave it on all night on >> machines that aren't quite right. It'll work it out. > There's a memory test option on the main menu thingie of the Live cd > (install, try out ubuntu without touching your HD, test memory, etc) >> >> If you get stuck or want more info, drop me a line off-list. I'm >> happy to help- I used to be on Windows for a long time, too. > I've been on windows for my whole life. When I was five years old (i > think) my dad got an AMD Athlon XP. Up untill then, he was using a > Gateway 2000 486DX-2, so I got to use it. I can officially say that > MS-DOS 6.0 and MS WIndows 3.1 were the first OS I ever used. I've been > a windows user ever since (not that i LIKE microsoft, just I've been > using windows for years)... > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
