Re: glxgears slow under 2.6, fast under 2.4

From: Andrew Schulman (andrex_at_alumni.utexas.net)
Date: 10/07/04

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    > Things are very slow for me under 2.6 kernels. Under 2.4.16 I was
    able to
    > play tuxracer just fine, but under 2.6.6 things are so slow that it is
    > unplayable (a second or so pause between command and action). I ran glxgears
    > under 2.4.16 and got output like:
    > 2430 frames in 5.0 seconds = 486.000 FPS
    > Under 2.6.6 I get output like:
    > 1332 frames in 5.0 seconds = 266.400 FPS
    > I ran glxinfo and noticed that under 2.4.16 direct rendering was YES but it
    > was NO under 2.6.6.

    Try the suggested fix at
    http://home.comcast.net/~andrex/Debian-nVidia/troubleshooting.html#nodri
    (I know you're not using an nVidia card, but the fix described there is
    generic).

    Good luck,
    Andrew. 

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