Re: [LAU] Which kernel do you use?

On Sat, 24 Jan 2015 08:39:57 +0100, Hermann Meyer wrote:
>
> Am 24.01.2015 um 08:14 schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
> > On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:53:21 -1000, david wrote:
> >> No desktop environment should require hardware acceleration to
> >> work. That way lies the Land of Windows Bloat!
> > Amen!
> >
> > JFTR my stone age ATI graphics, when using the FLOSS driver, can be
> > used without any performance issues for Google Earth, it's quick as
> > a flash, but using Cinnamon is impossible. That's ridiculous!
> > Cinnamon and similar desktops are simply written by people who
> > don't know how to program correctly. It's not a driver acceleration
> > issue, if it's possible to use software such as Google Earth
> > without performance issues, but using a DE as Cinnamon is
> > impossible.
>
> Seems like you are right, no problem/Xrun with Kernel: 3.19.0-rc5
> x86_64 when I use LXDE instead of Cinnamon.
> So it seems that, as soon acceleration in the nouveau driver becomes
> improved, Cinnamon isn't suitable for Audio work anymore.

You should run Google Earth on LXDE. Likely the acceleration for your
graphics provided by nouveau is perfect for such advanced 3D software.

Keep in mind that Google Earth allows quick moves from space to street
views, it not only does stress the 3D acceleration, but at the same time
it does stress the Internet connection.

As soon as a desktop environment/window manager needs more resources
for opening or closing a window, than Google Earth does need to move
from space to a street, IMO the DE/WM is broken.
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Received on Sat Jan 24 12:15:02 2015