From: Allan Schaffer (allan++at++sgi.com)
Date: 01/03/2000 16:36:26
On Dec 30, 6:18pm, Shankar N Swamy wrote:
> Someone, please, what is that application that shows whether
> or not the OpenGL hardware is being used by the performer
> application.
This one's in the Performer for Linux FAQ:
http://www.sgi.com/software/performer/linux-faq.html#15
[...]
Check to see that you're using the hardware renderer. Open up a shell
window and type:
setenv PFNFYLEVEL 7
perfly esprit.pfb
Check for the name of the 'Machine Type:'. If you see "Mesa X11"
you're using Mesa as an OpenGL layer. If you are using hardware, you
will see "Mesa NVIDIA RIVA 1.0" (if using a TNT2 card), or something
similar for other vendors.
Below are some common pitfalls involved with installing drivers for
hardware acceleration:
[...]
Although, I do like Ran's answer better :-)
Allan
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