Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

[chroncile]

I need serious help, I have no idea what I have done, in cedega warcarft III plays at 18 fps, it's on the lowest settings, I have the intel i915G video card, I need help from the beginning to install everything, please don't just look at this thread and ignore it, please I need help badly I am a linux newbie and no one is helping me
Please help me, I want to play my games faster then on my windows XP, please help me.
Thanks.

[Snowhog]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

I have the intel i915G video card ... I want to play my games faster then on my windows XP, please help me.
Thanks.

The Intel i915G isn't going to give you super fast frame rates - it isn't a gamers video card.

[chroncile]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

I know that.
I just want to install the drivers, I am pleased with my video card, but I think it will run faster on linux, just teach me how to install the video drivers please

[Snowhog]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

What setup do you have? You've identified your video card, but are you running a desktop or a laptop? What manufacturer and model?

[chroncile]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

I have a desktop, Dell Dimension 3100, my manufacturer for my video card is Intel and model is Intel 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset family.

[Snowhog]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

Okay. Are you dual-booting from this machine? I'm assuming you are, but ...

If you are, what version of *ubuntu are you using - Ubuntu or Kubuntu - and what version (Dapper, Edgy, Feisty, or Gutsy)?

What monitor do you have? Manufacturer and model, and what is the maximum resolution it is capable of displaying?

[chroncile]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

Yeah I am, I dunno which version of kubuntu I'm using how do I find out?
My monitor is Dell 1704FPT, the max resolution is 1280X1024 @ 60hz

[Snowhog]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

Open a console shell and type:

lsb_release -a

This will display the
Distributor ID:
Description:
Release:
Codename:

Are you currently displaying the full 1280x1024 resolution when booted into *ubuntu?

[chroncile]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 7.04
Release: 7.04
Codename: feisty

Yes I do use the 1280X1024 when I login to ubuntu.

[Snowhog]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

Good. Then you won't need to install the package I was getting ready to suggest.

Let's now see how well your video card handles 3-D rendering. From a console shell, type:

glxgears

You *should* see a window open with three colored spinning gears. Let it run for a bit. In the console you will see information about the frame rate your card is capable of when rendering 3-D graphics. Here is what mine reports:

5052 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1010.243 FPS
5204 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1040.766 FPS
5146 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1029.032 FPS

[chroncile]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

Wow this time it's weird I usually do this test and I get about 700-800 fps, this time it's 1000

5630 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1125.962 FPS
6095 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1218.949 FPS
6096 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1219.054 FPS

[Snowhog]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

That's about the best you are going to get from this video card.

Given that the power of this card is "so-so," you might want to ensure that any video intensive applications are shut down before you play warcarft III and see if the performance improves any.

[chroncile]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

Omg, the fps is still the same.
I shutdown everything, and it's still the same.
Maybe it's because warcraft III uses directX?
How do I make cedega use OpenGL for warcraft 3?

[Snowhog]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

DirectX? Hmm. I'm not a gamer, so can you confirm that it does in fact, use/require DirectX when running under Windoze?

You can always (if you have not already done so) install Wine and see if Warcraft will run under that with any better results.

[chroncile]

Re: Help with DRM, Mesa 3D, and X.Org

Nope Wine plays it at 2 fps, well I figured out how to make it opengl, but now the game has so much color corruption, the colours are way too bright.