From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 17 16:05:40 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1779510656A3 for ; Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:05:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gljennjohn@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f48.google.com (mail-bw0-f48.google.com [209.85.214.48]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 908DE8FC1E for ; Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:05:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz8 with SMTP id 8so610937bwz.7 for ; Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:05:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:date:from:to:cc:subject :message-id:in-reply-to:references:reply-to:x-mailer:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=fPti3Z6ZrB6Ou4KKwpALTG5bWqI7Zh4IfVWq5MVFq5M=; b=cIuqaUiyoLzYzuSaAcDvf7ZjI6MgHtsz11p4D5XTqXADo26Lj4/CENLjS4Tuy2EcDy Od3Ex0SZi0ZD15g1HwRCtmUVjkKzMj1eRe/iA8aQUMnMFKk3iaI7zGIs58GsTWQ6jKTf CczJ11EUtNInSuGr7HwfMJjcCxKFwvhmFn5Do= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:reply-to :x-mailer:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=lPtML3VVuOKo7Yex4ZfsqPs+HascltltHYQjKVFm3iuXW2s7lcSk92GtZoGa51S0iV 7Ow3IrfUMYcnqFz2jjCId8PUUvakQVjSE+5CtI2CygazGBYsA9cgBGcIYiWk9AGWhgFX 9QiCg4EjdZCjOVANqy663De7+RmdNhk4AjXrY= Received: by 10.204.76.131 with SMTP id c3mr725807bkk.110.1292600385366; Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:39:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from ernst.jennejohn.org (p578E3497.dip.t-dialin.net [87.142.52.151]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id q18sm1911380bka.3.2010.12.17.07.39.43 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:39:44 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:39:41 +0100 From: Gary Jennejohn To: N V Message-ID: <20101217163941.19b6b5e6@ernst.jennejohn.org> In-Reply-To: <501101292595334@web65.yandex.ru> References: <501101292595334@web65.yandex.ru> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.8 (GTK+ 2.18.7; amd64-portbld-freebsd9.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel G41 graphics are slow while memory runs in dual channel mode. X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: gljennjohn@googlemail.com List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:05:40 -0000 On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:15:34 +0300 N V wrote: > Hello. > > I have Compaq 500B with "Pentium(R) Dual-Core  CPU      E5300  @ 2.60GHz (2600.02-MHz 686-class CPU)." > Video card is: > %pciconf -lv | grep -i g41 >    device     = 'Intel G41 express graphics (PCIVEN_8086&DEV_2E32&SUBSYS_31031565&REV_033&115)' > %grep -i intel /var/log/Xorg.0.log | head > (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:2e32:103c:2a8c Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller rev 3, Mem @ 0xfe400000/4194304, 0xd0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x0000dc00/8, BIOS @ 0x????????/65536 > (II) LoadModule: "intel" > (II) Loading /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so > (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > (II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810, >        Mobile IntelŽ GM45 Express Chipset, >        Intel Integrated Graphics Device, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41 > (==) intel(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 > (==) intel(0): RGB weight 888 > > The system is: > %uname -mor > FreeBSD 8.2-PRERELEASE i386 > > There were 2GBs of memory running in single channel (one slot occupied). Everything was ok. > I've added 2 more GBs (occuping the second slot). Now memory runs in dual channel. I have 4GBs. The system is i386, non-PAE, so ~3GBs are visible. > I have latest KDE that is built from ports. > And the problem: after adding memory, graphics (compositing, I think) became so slow rendering the effects, that after a second or less of some "desktop effect" KDE turns off desktop effects. XvMC is enabled in xorg.conf, if it matters. > I doubt this has anything to do with dual-channel memory. More likely is that you're trying to use 4GiB with i386, which can cause all kinds of problems. You have two options, as fas as I can tell 1) run amd64, which can use the full 4GiB of memory 2) set hm.physmem to 3G (or maybe a little more) in /boot/loader.conf -- Gary Jennejohn