-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] My real question is, why does an ACPI HAL force a 1.95ms Kernel Timer Resolution? What is the reason behind it? Is there any possible way around it other than your other suggestions?
I assume your other suggestions mean WindowsXP or Windows2000 Server with the NO ACPI install option? On 8/12/06, Gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's rather simple... just get a single processor machine and don't > select ACPI for HAL (use Standard PC) and you'll have nice results.. > > Other solution: Real time OS on MPS/ACPI > > At 08:17 AM 8/11/2006, Roman Hatsiev wrote: > >Actually I never saw real 1000 FPS in Windows versions of hlds or > >srcds though I had many servers on different platforms over past few > >years. My guess is that is it just a kind of urban legend. > > > >Regards. > > > > > >On 11/08/06, Frazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>It sounds like your knowledge of hardware is beyond mine. When I said > 1ms, > >>that was based on the Microsoft documentation for the api: > >> > >>timeBeginPeriod > >>The timeBeginPeriod function sets the minimum timer resolution for an > >>application or device driver. > >> > >>MMRESULT timeBeginPeriod( > >> UINT uPeriod > >>); > >>Parameters > >> > >>uPeriod > >> > >>Minimum timer resolution, in milliseconds, for the application or device > >>driver. > >> > >> > >>No matter what, it seems pretty clear that the practical ceiling for > srds is > >>512fps. > >> > >>Frazer > >> > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary > >>Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 6:48 AM > >>To: [email protected]; [email protected] > >>Subject: RE: [hlds] ogsWatcher 1.0.6 Now Available > >> > >>It's not 1ms, it's more like 1.95 (1000 / 1.95 = 512) .. only way to > >>increase it's granularity is to switch to a HAL that doesn't do ACPI > (which > >>is only on single processor computers) > >> > >>At 12:41 AM 8/11/2006, Frazer wrote: > >> >I use the Multimedia SDK timeBeginPeriod and timeEndPeriod > APIs. These > >> >are frequently used for multimedia or game applications, because they > >> >change the resolution of the internal scheduler and can speed up > timing > >> >loops, for example. Srcds and I believe hlds both get some advantage > >> >from this - at a cost to other system resources. Unfortunately, the > >> >lowest one can set the resolution with the timeBeginPeriod call is 1 > ms. - > >>which is what I do. > >> >This seems to limit srcds to about 512fps, plus or minus. > >> > > >> >I have read other threads about REALLY high precision timers, but I > >> >have not seen any concrete postings that describe a way of getting > beyond > >>512fps. > >> >Perhaps others have? I am not the best person to voice an opinion on > >> >this > >> >but: I wonder if one would really see much advantage, on the game > >> >client, if the server framerate was that high? > >> > > >> >On the topic of hlds - ogsWatcher is currently only designed to > support > >> >srcds. Is there a community interest in extending it to work with > hlds? > >> > > >> >Frazer > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Spectre > >> >Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 9:24 PM > >> >To: [email protected] > >> >Subject: Re: [hlds] ogsWatcher 1.0.6 Now Available > >> > > >> >I got only 512FPS on my HLDS, is it possible to make timer even faster > >> >and get 1000fps with this tool? > >> > > >> > > >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: "Frazer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >To: <[email protected]> > >> >Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 4:12 AM > >> >Subject: [hlds] ogsWatcher 1.0.6 Now Available > >> > > >> > > >> > > ogsWatcher 1.0.6 is now available for download at > >> > > http://gearbox.oathill.com/cbb/files/16/default.aspx. > >> > > > >> > > This version marks the end of beta-testing, although version > >> > > numbering has been preserved. > >> > > > >> > > This release includes the following changes or additions: > >> > > > >> > > 1. The embedding high-precision timer, to support server FPS rates > >> > > over 300, has been fixed and now works correctly. > >> > > > >> > > 2. An "Enabled" attribute has been added to individual game > >> > > configuration sections, in the config file, so that games can be > >> > > "turned off" without deleting or replacing the config file. > >> > > > >> > > 3. A LocalIPAddress and LocalPort attribute have been added to > >> > > allow for explicit binding of the local IP endpoint to ogsWatcher - > >> > > useful in multi-interface hosts. > >> > > > >> > > 4. The AutoUpdate option has been removed. (stinkin' bad idea - > >> > > better to use hldsupdate tool) > >> > > > >> > > Once again, I would like to thank Adam Sando for his patient > >> > > testing, for noticing the high-precision timer bug, for reporting > >> > > his problem with a dual interface server and for the Enabled switch > >>suggestion. > >> > > > >> > > ogsWatcher is a free Windows service which provides the means to > >> > > declaratively configure multiple Source game instances (DOD:S, CSS, > >> > > etc) and to automatically run those games servers as either > >> > > background or foreground tasks. Key features include: > >> > > > >> > > - easy configuration via an XML config file > >> > > - many configurable settings including CVars, process priority, > >> > > srcds command line parameters and more > >> > > - runs as a true Windows service with automatic start and recovery > >> > > capabilities > >> > > - embedded high precision timer to enable higher server FPS > >> > > - srcds tasks can be run in foreground or background > >> > > - monitors game server instances and automatically restarts failed > >> > > servers > >> > > - graceful shutdown closes log files correctly > >> > > - detailed documentation > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Cheers, > >> > > Frazer > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >> > > archives, please visit: > >> > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> >please visit: > >> >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> >please visit: > >> >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >>please visit: > >>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >>archives, please visit: > >>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > >_______________________________________________ > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >archives, please visit: > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
