X graphics get a boost (NewsForge)

X graphics get a boost (NewsForge)

Posted Feb 8, 2006 3:54 UTC (Wed) by N0NB (subscriber, #3407)
In reply to: X graphics get a boost (NewsForge) by pizza
Parent article: X graphics get a boost (NewsForge)

I wish I could agree with this. Based on the nice 3D performance of the Radeon Mobility 7500 on my Thinkpad T42, I bought a 9250 based card for my desktop. The sad thing is that running a second OpenGL app locks the screen hard. If Xscreensaver runs an OpenGL saver it will run fine, if a second one is started the screen locks immediately and the CPU load may or may not skyrocket. Strangely, the mouse pointer will usually continue move but is ineffective.

I "fixed" the problem by removing the OpenGL Xcreensaver packages and haven't experienced lockups even though the DRM and DRI drivers are loaded. I am running Debian Sid with Xorg 6.9.0. Hopefully this will be addressed by the next release and I've added info to a relevant bug report on FreeDesktop.org, but so far have heard nothing.

The potential for support of this card is great enough that I've left it in the machine.

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