From: PEPPER Craig (craig.pepper++at++tenix.com)
Date: 06/19/2000 22:10:32
We have nearly the same config (TNT2, RH6.0, ...) and get 20fps at 1600x1200
on Performer town. Why don't you go to the nVidia site and get their
accelerated X server - don't pay $200. We managed to set this up as pretty
much Linux newbies. Go exploring and read the doco...
Craig Pepper
Engineering - Simulation Systems
Systems Division, Tenix Defence Systems, Australia
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brychcy, Michael L [mailto:Michael.Brychcy++at++PHL.Boeing.com]
> Sent: Monday, 19 June 2000 22:23
> To: 'Performer User Group'
> Subject: Performer : Graphics Card on Linux PC
>
>
> Hello fellow Performers,
>
> We're running 'perfly', using the 'PerformerTown' database on
> our Linux PC
> and having performance problems with our current card, a
> Diamond Viper V770
> Ultra, 32 mb, TNT2 card. We're running Redhat 6.0 on a dual
> 550 Mhz cpu box,
> w/512kb cache. We verified Mesa X11 is our OpenGL layer, and based on
> talking with 'Xi-Graphics' accelerator software analysts, we
> can at most
> realize 2-D acceleration at additional cost of $200 or so for
> a special
> X-Server (which would probably be better invested in a new
> card !). In sum,
> perfly runs about 6.7/60.0 Hz (133.6ms) with texture OFF, and
> 0.9/60.0 Hz
> (1115.6 ms) with texture ON (not too good !).
>
> Does anyone know of a good Linux supported graphics card,
> preferably in the
> $300 to $500 range, that would give us about ~20hz (our
> desired performance)
> for 'perfly' ? We've been pointed to 3D Labs Oxygen GVX1 as
> one of the best
> (??). How about Matrox, which we've also heard about ? Any
> help or ideas
> would be greatly appreciated !
>
> Regards,
>
> > Michael Brychcy
> Engineer-Scientist III
> > Flight Simulation Laboratory
> > Boeing Philadelphia, Rotorcraft
> > Phone: (610) 591-2730
> > Fax: (619) 591-5636
> > E-mail: michael.l.brychcy++at++boeing.com
> >
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