On Sam, 2002-11-09 at 18:23, Manuel Bilderbeek wrote: > > >>Most debug messages are gone now (e.g. when dragging the > >>glxgears window), but the problems with Tuxracer remain. > > > > What problems exactly? Note that it is slow in depth 24, and it shows > > some incorrect rendering unless RADEON_TCL_FORCE_DISABLE=1 is set. > > This doesn't really make a difference. The problems are: > - Every about 0.4 seconds, the speed goes down dramatically for a short > while (0.2 sec?), after which it continues normally. The first few > seconds work normally though (I tried the Bunny Hill level) and also at > the end things get slightly better.
Do you have any other X clients running that draw something at about those intervals? Or any other programs doing something, for that matter? > - Tux's right arm is still a bit white and so is the bottom of his feet > - Lots of these messages on the screen: radeonUploadTexImages: ran into > bound texture Hmm, I don't see that, maybe you're still low on texture memory? > I tried setting the other variable you mentioned: RADEON_NO_VTXFMT=1 > solves the problem of the white arm and feet of Tux, but the game speed > is even jerkier than without it. Yes, vtxfmt is a performance optimization. It might be worth reporting these problems to the dri-devel list. > >>Definately. It seems to be a driver problem though, not a cable problem, > >>since I once had it working... (That was, adding the option, logging > >>out, restarting X with CTRL ALT BS and then logging in again...) > > > > Not so sure, I'd expect a driver problem to be 100% reproducible. > > Well, the problem is 100% reproducible! I just didn't try to reproduce > the solution, since SWcursor made things worse afterall (after > rebooting, at least.) If SWcursor helps once but then again not, I don't call that 100% reproducible. > >>I can't seem to decode his attachment... Please e-mail that draft to > >>me, if you have it... Thanks in advance. > > > Attached. > > Thanks a lot! I hope the final version will be released soon, in one > of the packages. Yes, hopefully someone picks it up, maybe you? :) -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
