On 12/16/2011 12:11:34 PM, Walter Dnes wrote: > I'm trying to make an older PC display high-def streaming video. > It's > a Dell Inspiron Desktop 530, with 2 gigs of ram, assembled and > shipped > August 2007. It has an Intel dual core (*NOT* a "Core Duo") cpu like > so > (from /proc/cpuinfo). > > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > cpu family : 6 > model : 15 > model name : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 2140 @ 1.60GHz > stepping : 2 > cpu MHz : 1595.660 > cache size : 1024 KB > > The original Intel onboard GPU wasn't really up to the task. I > bought > an Nvidia GeForce 6200 video card, set it up, and it handles > 1280x720p > video OK, from my HDHomerun TV tuner box. 1920x1080i shows the > occasional hint of stuttering. I followed the instructions at > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml including the Nouveau > driver. I'm running ICEWM to minimize system overhead. Are there > any > other tips and tricks for getting better video performance out of > this > admittedly old system? glxgears shows 382 fps when the system is > idle. > > It works without an xorg.conf. This also happens to my mdev test > machine (no udev). I'm attaching the Xorg log file for more detail. >
You could try to install a recent kernel (3.1.5 for me) and enable the CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU=y (it's a staging driver, just search for it by entering / in the make menuconfig environment). Then re-emerge the x11-drivers/xf86-video-nouveau driver. I hope this helps a bit, Helmut.
