Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:09:03 -0500 From: Rusty Nejdl <rnejdl@ringofsaturn.com> To: "Sean C. Farley" <scf@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: VirtualBox 2D acceleration Message-ID: <9b2994ac03546972fd1c0d1a4ae64dfa@ringofsaturn.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1009291626380.30543@thor.farley.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1009252014010.37904@thor.farley.org> <82fb3219fb9054da8219eed3f306d1dd@ringofsaturn.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1009291626380.30543@thor.farley.org>
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On Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:27:24 -0500 (CDT), "Sean C. Farley" <scf@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Sep 2010, Rusty Nejdl wrote: > >> On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:21:31 -0500 (CDT), "Sean C. Farley" >> <scf@freebsd.org> wrote: >>> Here is a patch that adds 2D acceleration. I am not sure if the >>> VirtualBox_LIBS.freebsd line is needed or not, but it does not cause >>> any apparent regressions. I tested this with the Nvidia driver, and >>> it shows improvement within the VM. I do not know how other drivers >>> will work. EXA may be required over XAA. >>> If the patch does not make it through the mailing list filter, it >>> can also be found here: >>> http://people.freebsd.org/~scf/virtualbox-2daccel.patch >> >> I've been testing this since you sent it out on 64bit FreeBSD and >> have seen no issues whatsoever. Not sure about how much speed up >> though but no stability issues. > > That is good to hear. > > Sean Just found the enable 2d acceleration checkbox. I only works for Windows clients that you have installed the 2d acceleration drivers. Using it for Diablo II has a noticeable improvement. No mouse stuttering that I have seen since then. Sincerely, Rusty Nejdl
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