> From: Krzys Majewski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Anyway, they do say "@@Created GLX Context.." and they run OK, though
> not as smoothly as, say, television or film. Also use up 65% of my cpu
> (Pentium III 500). I wonder if this is the best I can do with the
> current video card (ATI xpert 98, 8mb). If so, is it strictly a
> question of hardware limitations or are the drivers just not very
> good?
Well, the Xpert 98 is not the fastest card in the world; until the
Radeon, ATI cards tended to be a bit limited in 3D stuff. But the driver
isn't the fastest in the world, either; you *may* be able to edit
/etc/glx.conf and enable the experimental 'direct rendering' (not the
same as DRI which you may have heard of) and see if that helps.
Like I wrote to you before, I could get ~18fps out of Quake I with an
Xpert 98 PCI and a P100 CPU. The "sproingies" screensaver went pretty
quick, though not blazingly fast.
In short, it won't be a speed demon, and don't even dare try UT or
QIII, but you should be able to get some GL joy out of it.
Sincerely,
Ray Ingles (248) 377-7735 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Microsoft Windows - A mistake carried out to perfection.
