[NCLUG] XFree86 4.1.0 slow compared to 3.3.6?

[dmiles]

check your /var/log/XFree86.0.log to see if anything failed. Check to see that you're running the correct driver for your video card (for example I have to run TDFX for my voodoo3 card). If you are indeed running the wrong thing, the settings can be changed in /etc/XF86Config-4. You could also try to update your kernel to one that doesn't have a horrible memory leak (I really like 2.4.13).

To my knowledge X3 was happier with generic settings than 4 because 4 has some video stuff that's pretty cool, if you get 4 running you'll shudder when somebody suggests you go back to 3

On 22 Nov 2001 01:45:12 -0700, Tkil <tkil at scrye.com> wrote:
> >>>>> "dm" == dmiles  <dmiles at holly.colostate.edu> writes:
> 
> dm> does it slow down over time or does it start out slow?
> 
> it starts out slow.  even if there's only one window open, text
> scrolls in rxvt are slow, graphics scroll in mozilla is slow, and
> window movement (the actual painting-in of a window at the new
> location -- i'm not using opaque moves or anything) is also very slow.
> 
> system load doesn't seem to really affect it; it doesn't seem any
> worse now, with two users' worth of mozilla and terms open...
> 
> good question, though.  thanks.
> 
> t.
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