Slow graphics performance

[Jonathan Berry]

On 3/26/07, Les <hlhowell at pacbell.net> wrote:
> I am having real issues getting sufficiently fast graphics
> performance.
>
> Here is the CPU information:
> Dual processor Pentium
> Nvideo graphics controller V34 (GFX 5200)
>
> Here are the outputs from glxgears and the opengl -info command:
>
> glxgears
> 1958 frames in 5.3 seconds = 369.800 FPS
> 1920 frames in 5.3 seconds = 364.159 FPS
> 1920 frames in 5.3 seconds = 360.915 FPS
> 1920 frames in 5.3 seconds = 361.136 FPS
> 1920 frames in 5.3 seconds = 361.087 FPS
>
>
> glxinfo
> name of display: :0.0
> display: :0  screen: 0
> direct rendering: No
> server glx vendor string: SGI
> server glx version string: 1.2
> server glx extensions:
>     GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
>     GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
> GLX_OML_swap_method,
>     GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
> GLX_SGIX_hyperpipe,
>     GLX_SGIX_swap_barrier, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
> client glx vendor string: SGI
> client glx version string: 1.4
> client glx extensions:
>     GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample,
> GLX_EXT_import_context,
>     GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
> GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
>     GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
>     GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method,
> GLX_OML_sync_control,
>     GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
> GLX_SGI_video_sync,
>     GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
>     GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
> GLX version: 1.2
> GLX extensions:
>     GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample,
> GLX_EXT_import_context,
>     GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
> GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
>     GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
> GLX_SGIS_multisample,
>     GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
> OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
> OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
> OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.5.1)
> OpenGL extensions:
>     GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture,
>     GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shadow,
>     GL_ARB_shadow_ambient, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
>     GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
>     GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar,
>     GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
>     GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle,
>     GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr,
> GL_EXT_bgra,
>     GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate,
> GL_EXT_blend_logic_op,
>     GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract,
> GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint,
>     GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord,
>     GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays,
> GL_EXT_packed_pixels,
>     GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_polygon_offset,
> GL_EXT_rescale_normal,
>     GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color,
>     GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture,
>     GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp,
>     GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
>     GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias,
> GL_EXT_texture_object,
>     GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array,
> GL_APPLE_packed_pixels,
>     GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once,
>     GL_ATIX_texture_env_combine3, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat,
>     GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_MESA_pack_invert,
> GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture,
>     GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_point_sprite, GL_NV_texgen_reflection,
>     GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
>     GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,
>     GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SGIX_shadow,
>     GL_SGIX_shadow_ambient, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays
>
>    visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
>  id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 0x23 24 tc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
> 0x24 24 tc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 None
> 0x25 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
> 0x26 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
> 0x27 24 dc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
> 0x28 24 dc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 None
> 0x29 24 dc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
> 0x2a 24 dc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
> 0x63 32 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 Ncon
>
>
> GLX gears ran very jerkily.  However I have never seen it running.  I do
> know that people running similar systems have reported much higher
> speeds according to the archives on the FC6 mail list.  I will see if
> there is a better video driver, possibly on the nvidia website.
>
> I appreciate any help you may be able to provide.

You are running with software rendering only.  If you want 3D
acceleration, you need to install the proprietary nvidia driver
instead of the open-source nv driver.  Get a packaged driver from
Livna or ATrpms.

http://rpm.livna.org/ or http://atrpms.net/dist/fc6/

Jonathan