> Stuart, > This is a watermark issue. The watermark is the set of delays etc. > that control the flow of data into and out of a FIFO that feeds the > dac. Your FIFO is probably running out of data when memory bandwidth > isn't available to fill the screen and blit at the same time.
Hmm. Especially considering that I'm running an i810 (*spit*), this could very well be the issue. *starts browsing the Green Guide for a new Matrox* :) > Your video mode is probably to blame. Either run at a lower refresh > rate, Eeeeeeeeeeew. 75 Hz (the current refresh rate), for me, is the bare minimum for a reasonable display; I'd actually prefer to be playing at 85 Hz. Anything less, and I can pick up on the flicker. > or a smaller resolution. That's even worse. :-) On a 19" screen, 1024x768 (the next resolution down) isn't what I'd call fun. And to think that I've been intending to bump the resolution *up*... :) > Additionally there were some systems > that had a incorrect bios setting in the MEMMODE register. This was > fixed in XFree sometime recently but I don't recall when. If your > system suffers from that issue upgrading to 4.2.0 may provide better > results. I'll look into that, then. > Additionally if you are using a non standard Modeline in XF86Config... > don't do that. It looks like I'm using the default modes, rather than a user-supplied mode. Thanks to all who responded.. food for thought. _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
