Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:29:52 -0300 From: Mario Lobo <lobo@bsd.com.br> To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VirtualBox 2D acceleration Message-ID: <201009291929.52476.lobo@bsd.com.br> In-Reply-To: <9b2994ac03546972fd1c0d1a4ae64dfa@ringofsaturn.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1009252014010.37904@thor.farley.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1009291626380.30543@thor.farley.org> <9b2994ac03546972fd1c0d1a4ae64dfa@ringofsaturn.com>
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On Wednesday 29 September 2010 19:09:03 Rusty Nejdl wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-emulation > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-emulation-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Just found something. On a win 7 guest. When I tried to refresh the "Windows Experience Index", the VM was summarily closed midway through the process. No crash or abort warnings of any kind. No host disturbance whatsoever however. Without the 2d enebled, the refresh runs without problems. FreeBSD amd 64 8G Ram Nvidia driver 256.52 -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!] (99% winfoes FREE)
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