Re: [newbie] Optimizing my system
Thanks, works great now! From: Steven Broos [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Optimizing my system Date: 09 Jun 2003 18:47:02 +0200 Install the nvidia drivers. You can find them @ www.nvidia.com there should be info about how to install... If you start X, you first get a NVIDIA splash-screen. If you don't see that, the correct drivers are not installed. Steven On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 18:36, Patrick Coffey wrote: My question is pretty simple, I downloaded Quake III:Arena demo the other day to compare how it played in linux and in windows. To my surprise the intro and menus were very slow and choppy and the game pretty much didn't play it was so slow. So my question is, how do I check to see if I have the right video drivers loaded, and how else could I optimize my system. I'm running an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1.6Ghz with 256 MB DDR and a GeForce 4 ti 4200 with 128mb. _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Optimizing my system
My question is pretty simple, I downloaded Quake III:Arena demo the other day to compare how it played in linux and in windows. To my surprise the intro and menus were very slow and choppy and the game pretty much didn't play it was so slow. So my question is, how do I check to see if I have the right video drivers loaded, and how else could I optimize my system. I'm running an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1.6Ghz with 256 MB DDR and a GeForce 4 ti 4200 with 128mb. _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Optimizing my system
Install the nvidia drivers. You can find them @ www.nvidia.com there should be info about how to install... If you start X, you first get a NVIDIA splash-screen. If you don't see that, the correct drivers are not installed. Steven On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 18:36, Patrick Coffey wrote: My question is pretty simple, I downloaded Quake III:Arena demo the other day to compare how it played in linux and in windows. To my surprise the intro and menus were very slow and choppy and the game pretty much didn't play it was so slow. So my question is, how do I check to see if I have the right video drivers loaded, and how else could I optimize my system. I'm running an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1.6Ghz with 256 MB DDR and a GeForce 4 ti 4200 with 128mb. _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Optimizing my system
On Monday 09 June 2003 12:36 pm, Patrick Coffey wrote: My question is pretty simple, I downloaded Quake III:Arena demo the other day to compare how it played in linux and in windows. To my surprise the intro and menus were very slow and choppy and the game pretty much didn't play it was so slow. So my question is, how do I check to see if I have the right video drivers loaded, and how else could I optimize my system. I'm running an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1.6Ghz with 256 MB DDR and a GeForce 4 ti 4200 with 128mb. _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Grab the Nvidia drivers, installation is a snap on the latest version. Quake 3 flies here. (well, it did under 9.0 - I've not tried it yet under 9.1). -- /\ Dark Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Optimizing my system
On Monday 09 June 2003 12:47 pm, Steven Broos wrote: Install the nvidia drivers. You can find them @ www.nvidia.com there should be info about how to install... If you start X, you first get a NVIDIA splash-screen. If you don't see that, the correct drivers are not installed. Another way to tell what is installed is to look in your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file. There should be a device section for your video card. the driver should be specified as either nv or nvidia. if it is nv, you are only using the 2d open source drivers provided with XFree86. -- Greg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
