dhawaltyagi@yahoo.com (Dhawal Tyagi) wrote in message news:<d41cf96c.0311201120.152954a2@posting.google. com>...

> So looks like I can give it a try, yes I have the card and the CD.
> I'll post the results later.

So here is the promised update:
I have been running XVR-100 blade in Blade 100 for about 2 weeks now, in summary
I think I want to go back to the builtin graphics.
The performance is just not there. In fact, it is even worse in KDE, I am running
the Forte compiled KDE 3.1.3 from Stefan. All the menus etc. take a long time to
open up and repaint.
If I run CDE, this problem is not there, but the performance is still a little
bit slower than the builtin card.
This is with all the latest Sol 8, XSun and XVR-100 patches + OpenGL and Sun's
mediaLib packages.

If anyone has any clue to this, please let me know. I also tried running the
ogldemo and see difference in performance, but it is barely more than before:
../ogl_install_check

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Sun Microsystems: ogl_install_check 64-bit
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OpenGL Vendor: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
OpenGL API Standard Version: 1.3
OpenGL Vendor Product Info: Sun OpenGL 1.3 patch 113887-16 for Solaris
OpenGL Renderer: SUNWpfb mmap software renderer, VIS
OpenGL Extension Support: GL_ARB_multitexture
GL_ARB_point_parameters
GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp
GL_ARB_texture_compression
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map
GL_ARB_texture_env_add
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine
GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix
GL_EXT_abgr
GL_EXT_blend_color
GL_EXT_blend_logic_op
GL_EXT_blend_minmax
GL_EXT_blend_subtract
GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array
GL_EXT_convolution
GL_EXT_histogram
GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays
GL_EXT_pixel_transform
GL_EXT_polygon_offset
GL_EXT_rescale_normal
GL_EXT_texture3D
GL_EXT_texture_env_combine
GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
GL_HP_convolution_border_modes
GL_SGIS_detail_texture
GL_SGIS_sharpen_texture
GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp
GL_SGIS_texture_filter4
GL_SGIX_texture_lod_bias
GL_SGIX_texture_scale_bias
GL_SGI_color_table
GL_SGI_texture_color_table
GL_SUNX_constant_data
GL_SUNX_geometry_compression
GL_SUNX_surface_hint
GL_SUN_convolution_border_modes
GL_SUN_get_texture_memory_size
GL_SUN_global_alpha
GL_SUN_mesh_array
GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays
GL_SUN_triangle_list
GL_SUN_vertex
OpenGL GLX Client Vendor: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
OpenGL GLX Client Version: 1.4 Sun OpenGL 1.3 patch 113887-16 for Solaris
OpenGL GLX Client Extensions: GLX_ARB_multisample
GLX_EXT_visual_info
GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
GLX_SGI_make_current_read
GLX_SUN_disable_xinerama
GLX_SUN_get_transparent_index
GLX_SUN_init_threads
OpenGL GLX Server Vendor: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
OpenGL GLX Server Version: 1.4 Sun OpenGL 1.3 patch 113886-16 for Solaris
OpenGL GLX Server Extensions: GLX_ARB_multisample
GLX_EXT_visual_info
GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
GLX_SGI_make_current_read
GLX_SUN_get_transparent_index
OpenGL GLU Version: 1.3 Sun OpenGL 1.3 for Solaris
OpenGL GLU Extensions: GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator
GLU_EXT_object_space_tess
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OpenGL GLX Server: Detail Status Report
GLX: Context is direct.
GLX: OpenGL Rendering in use
GLX: Double Buffering in use
GLX: Color Buffer (GLX_BUFFER_SIZE) = 24 bits
GLX: Depth Buffer (GLX_DEPTH_SIZE) = 32 bits
GLX: Stencil Buffer (GLX_STENCIL_SIZE) = 8 bits
GLX: RGBA (True Color/Direct Color) Visual in use
GLX: Video Refresh Rate is Unknown
GLX: Visual Gamma Value is Unknown
GLX: Video Resize Capability Flag = 0
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OpenGL Library: Detail Status Report
Number of color bits (R/G/B/A): 8/8/8/0
Frame Buffer Depth (GL_DEPTH_BITS): 32
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Colour Torus (outer): 1620 quad polygons
Monochrome Torus (inner): 72 quad polygons
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Sun Microsystems OpenGL for Solaris Interactive verification
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Begin calibration cycle. This takes about 5.00 seconds.
This test will draw 110 frames in one cycle of 3D rotations.
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Press any key in OpenGL window, for next cycle of 3D rotations.
Press "Q", "q" or (ESC) in OpenGL window, to exit program.

110 frames in 10.12 seconds -- 10.87 FPS
110 frames in 9.98 seconds -- 11.02 FPS
110 frames in 10.54 seconds -- 10.44 FPS
110 frames in 10.45 seconds -- 10.52 FPS
110 frames in 10.11 seconds -- 10.88 FPS

End of 64-bit ogl_install_check program.
Thank you for using Sun Microsystems OpenGL for Solaris software.
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