Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] dipping toes in 2.6 waters
From: John Check (j4strngs_AT_bitless.net)
Date: Sun Aug 08 2004 - 03:19:05 EEST
On Saturday 07 August 2004 07:17 pm, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-08-07 at 18:50, John Check wrote:
> > On Saturday 07 August 2004 06:30 pm, Lee Revell wrote:
> > > I recommend disabling all hardware video acceleration when tuning a
> > > system for low latency (set Option "NoAccel" and commend out the "dri"
> > > line). This will prevent X from interacting directly with your
> > > hardware - it is complicated enough when only the kernel can access
> > > hardware. Then, once you get that working, re-enable 2D acceleration,
> > > then DRI/3D acceleration, if these do not cause problems. This will
> > > make it much easier to get the problematic video drivers fixed.
> > >
> > > Lee
> >
> > Definitely a good strategy, but nobody is going to take a system with no
> > video acceleration seriously.
>
> Yes, of course this is not a long term solution. The point is to get
> the buggy video drivers fixed (this is open source after all), in order
> to do that we need to be able to say 'when i enable DRI with $FOO
> driver, I get xruns, and these go away when I disable it'.
Indeed. I've had to do the process of elimination thing to get people to
own up to problems, so I appreciate that.
Just FYI and directed to the list at large; When I say things like that, it's
not meant personally.
>
> Lee
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