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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.questions:6413 comp.windows.x:60471 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!newsflash.concordia.ca!sifon!homer.cs.mcgill.ca!storm From: storm@cs.mcgill.ca (Marc WANDSCHNEIDER) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.windows.x Subject: Re: XFree86 2.0 Experiences Date: 2 Nov 1993 15:47:38 GMT Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Lines: 26 Message-ID: <2b5veq$llo@homer.cs.mcgill.ca> References: <CFtHwE.5qK@festival.ed.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: mnementh.cs.mcgill.ca In article <CFtHwE.5qK@festival.ed.ac.uk>, Richard Tobin <richard@castle.ed.ac.uk> wrote: >I just installed the new XFree86 servers, and have a few comments and >questions. > >(1) The S3 server runs successfully on my (local bus) STB VL24 board > (thanks!) and scrolling is nice and fast. Other things aren't so > fast, however. For example, xengine runs at only about 40% of the > speed that it runs on a local-bus ET4000 card. Can anyone explain > this? xengine is not known for it's 'accurate' results. Try XBENCH if you're concerned with comparing your card to others. As soon as I tried the opaque drag, I was convinved of the performance... Marc 'em. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Wandschneider Seattle, WA Barney the Dinosaur sings! You faint... Barney sings! Barney sings! --More-- You Die... --More--