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 Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2002 5:17 am Post subject: Quake 3... SO SLOW |
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I've got a pretty beefy system* here, and whenever I launch Quake 3 it seems as if the whole application is "stuttering."
It was mentioned in the FAQ** on IfSoftware's site that this may be cause by a problem with KT133A chipset. I have an A7V which features the KT133 chipset -- the precursor to KT133A. In ths same FAQ, they suggest that disabling 3dnow! in kernel config and recompiling (the kernel) would fix the problem.
But, I can not find in my kernel config anything having to do with 3dnow!! I was told (or at least hinted to) that 3dnow optimization is selected automatically if an Athlon cpu is selected. Is this true?
Has anyone else run into this problem with slowness in Quake 3? If so ,how did you fix it? Or does anyone else have any other insight?
I have nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx installed. `glx` in my XF86Config and all that.
*: http://thedoh.dyndns.org/cpu/ (yes, its out dated some)
*: http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/q3a/#3dnow |
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Malakin
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2002 5:58 am Post subject: |
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When you type "glxinfo | head" part of it looks like this right?
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server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.2
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3dnow optimization would be enabled by the kernel automatically. I _think_ adding NOATHLON to the end of your bootloader line disables them. |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2002 6:08 am Post subject: |
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Yes..
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name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_ARB_multisample
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.2
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niyogi
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2002 6:22 am Post subject: |
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ah the shame in being Anonymous 
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2002 6:28 am Post subject: |
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Yeah yeah. I haven't gotten around to requesting my PW again.  |
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doh
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2002 6:34 am Post subject: |
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There. Happy? 
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psi29a
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2002 4:53 pm Post subject: Very happy |
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Nice to see familiar sigs Now, I do believe there might be a few tweaks you can do that I remember from my KX133 days. You might have to some BIOS trickery to smooth out the stutter. AGP Fast write, and make sure that you have your nvidia AGP option set to 1...
try some of these options (in device section) as well:
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Option "NvAGP" "1"
Option "NoLogo" "1"
Option "NoRenderAccel" "0"
Option "PageFlip" "1"
Option "SWCursor" "0"
Option "HWCursor" "1"
Option "CursorShadow" "1"
Option "CursorShadowAlpha" "64"
Option "CursorShadowXOffset" "4"
Option "CursorShadowYOffset" "2"
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Good luck -- psi29a
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doh
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2002 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Managed to get it fixed on my own.
/shrug
no idea what was going on.....
Now I just need to figure out why its bitching at MY cd key!!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2002 11:00 am Post subject: |
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| doh ==>> what did ya do??!! |
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