Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:25:55 +0900 From: Joseph Kerian <jkerian@gmail.com> To: Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Slow 2d performance in X / opera / nvidia drivers Message-ID: <282b2dd90601120225x39403341mf7a01f37837791ee@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4dd4cddf0601110443r5e726a86t@mail.gmail.com> References: <200601101604.55833.josh@tcbug.org> <4dd4cddf0601110443r5e726a86t@mail.gmail.com>
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On 1/11/06, Martin Tournoy <carpetsmoker@gmail.com> wrote: > On 10/01/06, Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org> wrote: *many helpful attachments snipped* > > I've been having terrible 2d performance with opera (linux-opera and > > native 8.51 and 9.0) using the nvidia drivers. When I windowshade it > > and then restore it there is a sizeable delay while it redraws the > > window. If I rapidly shade and restore the window my idle CPU time > > goes to 0% and mp3 playback will occassionally skip. > > > > The problem first started when Opera 8 was released, I hoped that > > further releases would address it but so far that has not been the > > case. Any suggestions for a fix welcome. > > > > (Yes, I have been seeking support on opera.com but this feels like a > > FreeBSD mis-configuration of some sort on my end. :) > > You might try turning the twinview of, it takes up heaps of resources > on my machine, then again, your machine has 300% more RAM and > clockspeed, so it should be able to handle it fine.... > > Try using freebsd AGP, the nvidia should work better but you might > want to try it anyway... The other useful file for this might be your Xorg log. > Which window manager do you use, I noted that KDE can be really, > really slow even on newer machines (Krap Desktop Enviorment) *bites the troll* > Is this problem ONLY with opera? or with other applications to? if you > have another QT application you might want try how that runs. > Also check you QT version, maybe it's ancient? > > Did you try using both the static/shared QT versions? If not, it might > make a diffrence. I haven't had this problem at all with Opera on the ports KDE, using a far inferior nvidia card. I have had a bit of shared library wierdness, but Opera simply refused to run until I fixed that. If this is a PCI-Express card, note the discussion of 3d performance here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=3D59981
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