[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
Why? I'm seeing this Report the first time now. I've wondered all the time why the GFX-Performance was slowing down more and more. This should definitly beeing fixed. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
This proposed update has been in -proposed for half a year without any feedback. Therefore it was removed from hardy-proposed again. ** Changed in: mesa (Ubuntu Jaunty) Status: Fix Committed = Won't Fix -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
** Tags added: hw-specific -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
** Changed in: mesa (Ubuntu Jaunty) Assignee: Bryce Harrington (bryceharrington) = (unassigned) -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
I haven't tried that, but as I understand it, they are tightly integrated and it's the DRM module that is crashing the system anyways, not the radeon driver piece, however the driver DOES need to be updated to solve the problem too. The radeon package only contains the xorg- driver loadable module, which provides the DRM piece access to provide the DRI interface for X programs. We need the DRM piece updated as the current one is buggy. The old one mistreats non-TCL cards and misuses the CPU, and the current one crashes often on TCL cards. I just don't see being able to quickly pass a whole DRM/driver upgrade process as this will affect everyone on all systems. BTW the driver/drm on that site is mainly for radeon, so I'm not sure how the upgrade would affect Intel/nv/nouveau drivers. I have been testing these new drivers and DRM on a TCL enabled card and they are stable and functional without needing any upgrade to Mesa. I have had a crash running WoW on wine, but that was after playing for hours in D3D mode. I couldn't even get into the world at all before with the current drivers without kernel locking the system. The crash I experienced only took down wine, not X, so it was more likely a wine problem. If we could possibly pull these patches for the radeon branch of DRM alone that would be great, but I think considerable core DRM updates exist in this newer version which may prevent it. One more thing to note: I noticed that if I run the 2.6.30 kernel with these new modules the system runs fluidly and when I ran 2.6.28 I received random freezing which would resume after a few seconds until one time I received a total hard lock (numlock no longer worked). So there is a problematic kernel portion involved in this too. I am running on ext4, so that may be the problem there. This was in WoW of course, but I expect similar results in any other intense 3D apps. All OpenGL apps/games I've tried work just fine (extreme tux racer, warzone 2100, blender). Oh, and for a real teaser, WoW runs at 10-20 FPS in a busy area in wine D3D mode on my Radeon 9600 without needing to disable any extensions (I could not get opengl mode to work unfortunately). All other 3D apps are equally fluid and nice. It's not a superb card by any stretch of the imagination, so likely all radeon cards should see impressive improvements. Still need to test non-TCL cards though for the original problem of this thread. My non-TCL laptop has been upgraded to karmic so this driver is not necessary anymore for it. It runs fine. The caveats are that I noticed a few graphical anomolies in wine d3d with the texture handling, but nothing that causes tremendous harm. It was working better than I've ever seen on OSS radeon drivers. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
Correction to above. WoW OpenGL mode for wine works just fine with these drivers with a few minor glitches: disappearing text inside buildings and classic white minimap problem, but the D3D mode performs equally well with less problems. The current drivers just hard lock the system. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
I regret not testing these changes more. They seem to increase hard lockups for 3D activity considerably. After updating the drivers and dri to the versions supplied by an independent ppa utilizing an updated driver from upstream, no lockups occur anymore. The ppa comes from here: https://launchpad.net/~fabio-pedretti/+archive/ppa -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
Jeremy, is it enough to only install the xserver-xorg-video-ati (and -radeon) package from the PPA? -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/jaunty-proposed/mesa -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
Accepted mesa into jaunty-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance! ** Changed in: mesa (Ubuntu Jaunty) Status: In Progress = Fix Committed ** Tags added: verification-needed -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
** Description changed: - Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-ati + [Problem] + Performance regression on Xpress 200M for Jaunty. - My Xpress 200M is almost dead after I upgraded the system to Ubuntu - 9.04. + [Impact] + Affects users of older R300-based chipsets, causing a performance regression which can make the system unusable in some situations. + + [Development Solution] + The proposed patch to solve this is present upstream and has been included in Ubuntu Karmic for some time now with no ill effect. + + [Patch] + Minimal patch which is confirmed by 5 users to improve performance with no side effects not already present with existing code: + http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27634168/r300_context_tnlcache_fix.patch + + [Reproduction] + With affected hardware, run a GL application such as Neverball. Note the rendering performance and cpu utilization. With patch applied, rendering will be faster and cpu usage lower. + + [Regression Potential] + The patch only affects code that is invoked on R300-class hardware, so any regression this could cause will be limited in scope to a narrow subset of users. + + Comment #22 indicates that upstream feels there may be some risk of + freeze issues with this patch, however this has not been seen in testing + so far. If the freeze can be reproduced by anyone, then this patch + should not go in, since a freeze regression would be more severe than a + performance regression. + + Five people have tested this patch so far. It would be more comfortable + seeing this patch tested more widely, but this may be the limit of what + can be expected with just PPA testing. It is recommended that ample + time be given for testing this patch before putting into -updates. + + [Original Report] + My Xpress 200M is almost dead after I upgraded the system to Ubuntu 9.04. glxgears: 1256 frames in 5.0 seconds = 251.181 FPS 1224 frames in 5.0 seconds = 244.754 FPS 1673 frames in 5.0 seconds = 334.345 FPS 1610 frames in 5.0 seconds = 321.985 FPS I had above 1100 FPS in 8.10. I deleted the old xorg.conf - did not help. Then did dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg - no improvements. I do not see errors in Xorg.log. Everything is working (compiz, some games) but very slow. I believe that something is wrong with the card detection: radeontool --debug Found card 1002:5955 (3) (unknown card) Radeon found. Base control address is b80b2000; base framebuffer address is a7f2d000. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.1-0ubuntu1 ProcEnviron: - SHELL=/bin/bash - LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash + LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8 ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.28-11-generic (bui...@rothera) (gcc version 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #36-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 20 19:40:40 UTC 2009 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-ati Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686 [lspci] 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 Host Bridge [1002:5950] (rev 01) - Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4] + Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4] 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE) [1002:5955] - Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4] + Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4] ** Changed in: mesa (Ubuntu Jaunty) Status: Confirmed = In Progress -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
I've put in an SRU for this patch. Ideally, I would have liked to see more testers since I'm a bit iffy on this patch, but if I count correctly there have been 5 testers which I guess is close enough. I've updated the patch to include the ubuntu3.2 change, although that one seems to be stuck in -proposed. In looking at it again, it's a trivially good patch, I think they're just waiting on some feedback from users who have run that version without problem, so you guys could probably help out by commenting on bug #256021 that you've run this version from ubuntu-proposed and give it your thumbs up. That would enable that fix to go in, which would enable this one to go through too. Btw, for future reference, going forward I am no longer going to accept performance regression feedback that uses glxgears numbers. Everyone knows it's not any good as a benchmark, so reports that still use its numbers anyway are questionable whether the reporter actually knows what they're talking about. ;-) In this regard, it was good to see the reference made to Neverball, because otherwise the only factual data this bug report would have is on glxgears. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
I agree it is an invalid benchmark for performance testing, but notable cpu usage differences are. BTW. This will become invalid for Karmic. The new drivers in place there work fine out of the box, -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
Bryce: Can you bring in the recent patch for 7.4-0ubuntu3.2 and recompile and bump this version to 7.4-0ubuntu3.3~bug347569~1 as the current mesa still does not have this fix? I noticed after upgrading to recent mesa that it is slow again. Robert Hooker (Sarvatt) added a patch for LP#256021, and LP#257600 which has been released as ubuntu3.2 already. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
Everyone: I need more people to test this patch. Preferably if your video supports TCL or is a different generation R200/400/R500, so we have evidence of whether it is stable, or if regressions occur. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
Do you need any more reports from me? In my case the patch is stable and i see no regressions or something like this. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
I have tested this change on an RV350 card Radeon 9600 which supports TCL with no negative side effects. The cpu usage seems lower and the desktop effects more responsive. I used to get lockups with 3D on this card (cpu overheat maybe), but they are gone now. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
Okay, sounds like there are two positive test cases so far. See if you can find two or three more people to give it a test; even if they are not experiencing low performance but can test the package to verify it does not cause regression, that would be enough. ** Changed in: mesa (Ubuntu Jaunty) Importance: Undecided = High ** Changed in: mesa (Ubuntu Jaunty) Status: New = Confirmed ** Changed in: mesa (Ubuntu Jaunty) Assignee: (unassigned) = Bryce Harrington (bryceharrington) -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
I'm starting to wonder if there is another separate driver problem hampering the RS690 chipset. You did mention that your CPU wasn't being pinned high anymore. I think that is the main fix that this patch brings, but my chipset is RS482 Xpress 200M, so it may be a different problem as well. If you had fglrx drivers installed previously did you run the command: sudo apt-get remove --purge xorg-driver-fglrx In order to make the new drivers function normally the proprietary drivers need to be purged out first. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
i had no fglrx drivers installed. i mentioned one more thing today. my CPU works at ondemand mode at 800 MHz. it turned to 1.9 GHz with old mesa packages with glxgears. today with new mesa i can manually put CPU to performance mode and then glxgears run up to 590 FPS and desktop effects start to work a bit better. but i don't think that performance mode is a good idea, because cpu and the whole laptop get really hot. i don't know if it is informative.. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
590fps is normal on the RS690 chipset with the open source drivers. I get around 570fps which is similar. So it looks like it is working to me. My guess is that you are suffering from a power management problem instead, which may be related to the new video power management code. Besides that, your configuration sounds like it is functioning normally to me. If you want faster 3d however, you'll need to initiate performance mode. Unfortunately, the ondemand power saving mode isn't smart enough to realize that you want faster 3d graphics, it just looks at cpu demand. They should fix this problem eventually, but it may be valid to submit a separate bug report about power management affecting 3d performance. That said, I don't think I experience this problem in ondemand mode, but I probably don't have the same cpu, system board or possibly driver that you do and I run in 64bit mode. I have reverted my configuration to the stock jaunty drivers with the exception of the patched mesa libraries. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
I've been running the PPA package for about 24 hours now. I haven't experienced any issues, no lock ups. I am getting much better frame rates from glxgears, but honestly I'm not really _feeling_ any noticeable performance improvements either. $ glxinfo | grep OpenGL OpenGL vendor string: DRI R300 Project OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R300 20060815 x86/MMX+/3DNow!+/SSE2 NO-TCL OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 7.4 OpenGL extensions: $ glxgears 3633 frames in 5.0 seconds = 726.518 FPS 5347 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1069.324 FPS 5353 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1070.466 FPS 5296 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1059.027 FPS Thanks all for your work! -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
Irom: Hmmm... It sounds to me like you are experiencing another issue entirely. I'm afraid yours might not be resolved until the Radeon-Rewrite code comes into action. What happens if you use the links above regarding radeon-rewrite and the new radeon drivers? You will have to undo those changes if you want other OpenGL apps to still run without freezing your system, but if that solves your problem for glxgears and desktop effects then you may need to wait for those drivers. Unless we can pull a patch from upstream. I think this is the link: https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/radeon If you try this mesa and follow the directions on the page for the radeon drivers too, to see if that fixes it. Then undo the mesa install and see if maybe just the drivers alone may fix the issue. Please report your findings. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
i'm not sure that i have understood everything correctly. sorry. first of all i removed the Bryce Harrington's PPA from my sources.list. then i added there the entries from https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/radeon updated libgl1-mesa-dri, libgl1-mesa-glx, libglu1-mesa and mesa-utils. restarting X and see no improvements. $ glxgears Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate. 1560 frames in 5.0 seconds 1589 frames in 5.0 seconds 1618 frames in 5.0 seconds 1518 frames in 5.0 seconds 1372 frames in 5.2 seconds well it says about vsync again somewhy. i didn't even touch driconf or .drirc. and as you can see glxgears do not calculate the FPS in its output. after this i downloaded and installed xserver-xorg-video- radeon_6.12.99+git20090604.32c218c5-0ubuntu0tormod_i386.deb from https://launchpad.net/~tormodvolden/+archive/ppa and got the same results with glxgears.. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
Bryce: Thank you for compiling it in your ppa, I will try the new packages you uploaded right away to make sure the patches applied well. BTW If you are changing the summary, you can add high cpu to that. It is a common result everyone experiences. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
I have tested the packages in your ppa and they work fine. The speed is improved in the same way. Desktop effects works, games work. I haven't tested wined3d yet. My R300 always had graphical glitches in wine with these drivers anyhow. Now I just need more testers. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
Irom: Can you give me the output of the following commands at the command line: glxinfo | grep direct glxinfo | grep OpenGL It also looks like your driconf settings may not be their default values. Try the default settings first, then experiment from there. It is strange that glxgears thinks you are running in vsync mode, but your results don't exhibit that. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
Jeremy Wilkins: $ glxinfo | grep direct direct rendering: Yes $ glxinfo | grep OpenGL OpenGL vendor string: DRI R300 Project OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R300 20060815 x86/MMX+/3DNow!+/SSE2 NO-TCL OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 7.4 OpenGL extensions: i removed .drirc file from my home directory and then run driconf again. the result: $ cat .drirc driconf device screen=0 driver=r300 application name=Default option name=force_s3tc_enable value=false / option name=texture_coord_units value=8 / option name=fthrottle_mode value=2 / option name=disable_stencil_two_side value=false / option name=tcl_mode value=3 / option name=texture_depth value=0 / option name=fp_optimization value=0 / option name=def_max_anisotropy value=1.0 / option name=no_rast value=false / option name=command_buffer_size value=8 / option name=round_mode value=0 / option name=dither_mode value=0 / option name=disable_lowimpact_fallback value=true / option name=texture_image_units value=8 / option name=disable_s3tc value=false / option name=color_reduction value=1 / option name=vblank_mode value=1 / /application /device /driconf -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
... and it gives me no changes in 3D performance. $ glxgears 1586 frames in 5.0 seconds = 317.067 FPS 1593 frames in 5.0 seconds = 318.553 FPS 1542 frames in 5.0 seconds = 308.372 FPS 1591 frames in 5.0 seconds = 318.190 FPS here's nothing about vsync now. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 347569] Re: [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit()
thanks for response. i updated everything using Bryce Harrington's PPA. i see no improvements in glxgears FPS, but now it does not occupy cpu anymore. well i know that glxgears is not a benchmark, but it is still impossible to play any 3D games. compiz works quite well except some horizontal distortions when moving windows or desktop cube. anyway thanks for your work guys! p.s. sorry for my pure english. -- [RS482] low performance due to removal of _tnl_ProgramCacheInit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
