08-23-02, 03:41 AM
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Suse 8.0 on Nforce - advice
Hello,
Just installed Linux on an nforce with GF4 4200 graphics card, Athlon 1800+ Used online update to get graphics drivers and installed sound/NIC driver rpm from Nvidia, everything working fine and I now get an Nvidia splash screen on bootup ... but running RTCW 1.33 I get some graphics/sound stuttering during movies and in game. Running at 1024x768 32bit colour - is this normal for this spec of machine? or is there any tuning I can do? How can I verify my graphics drivers have installed ok? Thanks for any advice. Simon |
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08-23-02, 03:48 AM
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Assuming you are using IDE drives, have you tuned them with hdparm? i.e. is unmaskirq on?
What about using_dma? Tuning your IDE drives can have a huge impact on performance, especially in games. |
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08-23-02, 04:08 AM
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no i haven't tuned my ide drive (IBM 7200 rpm),
I read somewhere that with Suse 8 it wasn't necessary but any pointers appreciated. Simon |
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08-25-02, 04:27 AM
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It worked !! tuning hard driver increased read cache form 3 mb.s to 45 mb/s now no stuttering,
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