This post helps an ass-load. So my next question is: Whats the best way to reliably tell what FPS a server is running at? Is there a way to monitor this?
Thanks! Eric On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 2:23 AM, Ulrich Block <[email protected]> wrote: > First you can try the fps your kernel can hanlde out of the box by using > fps_max 0 . The Debian kernel for example gets you the 1000fps out of > the box. > For security reasons i rebuild it with only the drivers i need and > loadable Modules support disabled (In my opinion the less code you can > execute on a server the better). > The most important thing is not to get high fps. The most important > thing is to get them stable. The most player do not realise a difference > between a 300 500 or even 1000 fps server. What they will easy notice is > when the serverfps will drop from 950-50 etc.... > > Here is a howto for a RT patched kernel: > http://wiki.fragaholics.de/index.php/EN:Linux_Kernel_Optimization > Just try out your kernel with the resheduling and idler part of this > tutorial. Maybe you get already the results you need with the standart > kernel. > > Eric Greer schrieb: > > This is all really awesome information everyone and I am very > appreciative > > of all your ime and knowledge... however... > > > > What does this mean to the guy who hasn't recompiled a linux kenel > before? > > Right now I'm seting fps_max on the command line to 500. Can I get more > than > > 500 fps without recompiling? What settings would that require? > > > > If I do have to recompile, where do I start learning for that? How > > dangerous is it? > > > > Thanks again everyone, > > > > Eric > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Gary Stanley <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > >> At 09:50 AM 9/5/2009, Joseph Laws wrote: > >> > >>> I've never cared for the RT patches...but the hi-res timers pre 2.6.24 > >>> are very solid. > >>> > >> RT patches try and reduce the latency of a great multitude of things, > >> but the only ones that really count > >> are the scheduler latency. The 2.6.22 kernels without CFS are better > >> than the newer ones :) > >> > >> The best mainline kernels are the 2.4 series, because nanosleep will > >> busy wait. > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
