GNOME 1.4.x still, but running TuxRacer totally blew up X/system. I
compared this to win2k and it just blew it out of the water HARD :(

On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Vladimir Dergachev wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Shawn Starr wrote:
>
> >
> > I dont know if this is coming, or if there's any interest. But X just
> > *dies* using the CPU to redraw 2D and 3D just isn't even worth using on
> > this P200.
> >
> > I have a Mach64 chipset:
> >
> > ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage I/II 215GT [Mach64 GT] (rev 41) 2MB
> >
> > There is no DRI support for this card (at the moment). Is there anyone out
> > there working on such a driver? I'm sure a lot of us users would be very
> > happy ;)
> >
>
> I do not have GT, but I do have GTB (Rage II+DVD) and X seem to work ok
> with it. Are you using KDE by any chance ? Something in it (lots of
> eye candy I bet) manages to slow down even the fastest cards.
>
> Why don't you try twm first and see if it is any better. Next try
> Enlightenment.. I suggest "Blue Metal" scheme as it is less pixmap
> intensive. Also reducing your resolution to 640x480 might speed up things
> as well.
>
>                              Vladimir Dergachev
>
> > Shawn.
> >
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