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ttuuxxx

Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 11240 Location: Ontario Canada,Sydney Australia
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 12:03 Post subject:
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Most of you guys might find this tool very handy
compiled on 4.31.1
ttuuxxx
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=343318#343318
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panzerpuppy
Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 632
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 12:08 Post subject:
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@ttuuxxx: How about a "pure" 4.31.2 release (no Firefox,no Xorg downgrade,no insert key crash tweaks) with these additions:
- Memtest86+ (accessible before booting Puppy with a 'memtest' or pfix="test" command)
- The latest SVN build of mtPaint
- Firelog
- A network monitor / bandwidth meter
- A cpu usage meter in the tray (xload is NOT a CPU usage meter)
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mikeb

Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 11282
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 12:14 Post subject:
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So are you trying to say that running glxgears twice will give a slower result the second time?
This I do not observe.
mike
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Sylvander
Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 4422 Location: West Lothian, Scotland, UK
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 12:17 Post subject:
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The BoxPup CPU usage display down in the tray is SUPERB.
I miss it in other Puppies.
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panzerpuppy
Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 632
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 12:27 Post subject:
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mikeb wrote: | So are you trying to say that running glxgears twice will give a slower result the second time?
This I do not observe.
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Yes. That's what I get with older versions of Xorg
Not only glxgears,but other apps can also trigger the performance decrease (disable the pageflipping)
Old versions of Xorg / Xserver also have problems with widescreen resolutions (i.e. 1920x1080)
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mikeb

Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 11282
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 12:33 Post subject:
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hmm...don't seem to get that but do notice quite a drop in performance from 16 bit color to 24 bit color...eg 900fps to 500fps with glxgears...I usually use 16 bit.
mike
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panzerpuppy
Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 632
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 12:39 Post subject:
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mikeb wrote: | hmm...don't seem to get that but do notice quite a drop in performance from 16 bit color to 24 bit color...eg 900fps to 500fps with glxgears...I usually use 16 bit.
mike |
I don't use 16 bit color. Many apps don't work in 16-bit (pseudo-color) mode.
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mikeb

Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 11282
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 12:53 Post subject:
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hmmm...epsxe wanted 24 for its open gl driver .most 3d games I have are running on wine which handles 16bpp ok......
perhaps the bug applies to 24bpp only hence the difference in behaviour...500 fps is near to 16bpp performance without page flipping enabled which at least in that mode has been consistant for me
Regardless of 3d behaviour I definately get slower X11 performance from xorg 6.8 -> 7.0 -> 7.3...difference goes from snappy to sludgy say when scrolling in rox....a fast xorg with bug free drivers would certainly be the ideal (I have one machine where xv acceleration has not been available since XF86 )
mike
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ttuuxxx

Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 11240 Location: Ontario Canada,Sydney Australia
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 13:01 Post subject:
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here's a taskbar volume applet that I converted over to use zmixer, its basically like abs volume with a somewhat hidden launch for zmizer under it. Please try it out and see if the volume actually works, absvolume never worked with my motherboard and neither does this one, but its better looking
to start it open a terminal and type
obmixer
ttuuxxx
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panzerpuppy
Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 632
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 13:03 Post subject:
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Some non-3D apps also require 24bpp color: i.e. Foxit Reader.
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DaveS

Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3726 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 13:07 Post subject:
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ttuuxxx wrote: | Well that's great that you guys are finally liking it sure was a lot of work.
ttuuxxx |
Come on man, we LOVE your stuff.............
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mikeb

Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 11282
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 13:18 Post subject:
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Quote: | Some non-3D apps also require 24bpp color: i.e. Foxit Reader |
strange cos i've run that pile of sludge with 16bpp....guess we have alien hardware
mike
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JohnMurga
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Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 594 Location: Far to the east
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 13:41 Post subject:
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ttuuxxx wrote: | Well that's great that you guys are finally liking it sure was a lot of work.
ttuuxxx |
For the record ... I love it
Cheers
JohnM
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DaveS

Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3726 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 13:48 Post subject:
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JohnMurga wrote: | ttuuxxx wrote: | Well that's great that you guys are finally liking it sure was a lot of work.
ttuuxxx |
For the record ... I love it
Cheers
JohnM |
There............ see?
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ttuuxxx

Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 11240 Location: Ontario Canada,Sydney Australia
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Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009, 14:07 Post subject:
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Thanks guys, I'm glad its working out for you, Its still the only full version with working intel drivers I guess I could stick around a bit longer for this release
ttuuxxx
_________________ http://audio.online-convert.com/ <-- excellent site
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