So, running the aforementioned RT kernel, managed to patch the latest nvidia driver following these general instructions: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9233282&postcount=5 I'm already happy because it's quite some time that i haven't had the RT kernel!
As i don't use GEM i cannot tell about it, but Pd got faster. Almost as fast as the 32-bit Pd was (on 64-bit Ubuntu - Hardy that time). It means i can almost use my MIDI sequencer patch without the GUI dropping out. Promising! Now i can dig into the patch for optimisation possibilities, and at the same time, keep on bugging the community for speeding up the GUI :o) Do you guys think i shall try it with a current 32-bit Pd to see if the 64-bit version is really slower...? (on a side note to RT kernel experiences: the CPU got hotter indeed, looks like i'll have to tweak the cooling fans again...) Andras On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 9:27 AM, cyrille henry <[email protected]> wrote: > hello, > 195.36.24 is the nvidia driver version i'm using. mainly because it's the > version shiped with ubuntu 10.04. > i don't know what 260 would offer better, but i think it's not impressive. > most of nvidia upgrade is adding support for new card. > anyway, if you don't use graphics for any important stuff, then you > probably don't care. > > i'll be interested to know your impression if you try this kernel for > pd/Gem. > > Cyrille > > Le 14/11/2010 18:02, András Murányi a écrit : > >> i'm using Ubuntu Lucid with standard kernel (64-bit), and performance in >> Pd hasn't really impressed me lately... and WHOA i've just found a PPA >> with RT kernel >> (https://launchpad.net/~abogani/+archive/ppa/<https://launchpad.net/%7Eabogani/+archive/ppa/>), >> which i'm >> very interested in - it's just that it comes with older Nvidia drivers >> 195.36.24 while the latest drivers from Nvidia are 260.19.21. Now does >> anyone know if i'll loose anything important with this older (but >> appropriately patched for RT) graphics driver? (btw i don't use graphics >> for anything important...) >> >> Andras >> >> On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 3:25 PM, cyrille henry <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> hello, >> >> you say that you need a RT kernel : did you benchmarck the >> difference between a RT kernel and a standard kernel? >> >> anyway, i'm using ubuntu 10.04 with no optimisation. >> compiling pd/Gem is very fast and easy, so i don't wait the official >> package... >> >> cyrille >> >> Le 14/11/2010 13:48, Pierre Massat a écrit : >> >> Hi all! >> >> I have realized lately that Fedora/PlanetCCRMA may not be the >> best linux >> rt distro out there in terms of updates for Pd. So I wanted to >> conduct a >> survey among pd-list members to know who is using what. It seems >> like >> Ubuntu Studio is the distro that's most frequently updated. Too bed >> because the last time i tried to install it on my laptop it >> didn't work... >> Any advice would be appreciated. >> I need a rt kernel, of course... >> >> Pierre >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >> > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > -- Muranyi Andras
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