Helmut Jarausch <jarausch <at> igpm.rwth-aachen.de> writes:
> > I'm trying to make an older PC display high-def streaming video. > 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). Additionally, when I use older machines, sometimes minimization of the compile flags helps on some apps and not on others. You have to experiment. It usually works for machines that are design for a single special purpose, not workstations or every server service you can compile for. I never optimized one for just streaming video, so I cannot give you specifics. Here is one I use for a firewall. Note the CFLAGS (Os) setting for small: CFLAGS="-Os -march=i586 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" USE="-* -nls mmx hardened ncurses ssl crypt berkdb tcpd pam perl pcre \ python readline zlib bzip2 nptl nptlonly syslog" Find the minimal flags and the optimum CFLAGS settings for your needs. Refine by testing. USE a fast hard drive..... Avoid apps that soak up ram. Some video apps are ram_hogs... I'd be curious to learn what you finally figure out. hth, James
