glxgears stuck at 377fps on an ATI Mobility M6

NTolerance · 04-13-2005, 11:19 AM

I'm running Kubuntu on a Gateway 450sx4 laptop with an ATI Mobility M6 graphics chip. It isn't supported by the fglrx drivers, but 3D acceleration does work with DRI.

The problem I'm having is that with 3D acceleration enabled I'm always stuck at 377fps in glxgears. I know my card can do better because I got around 700fps on the same laptop running Mepis. I tested Tux Racer and I get about 75fps @ 640x480. I'm fairly new to Linux so I'm not sure if that's good or not. Is glxgears bugged or not? If not, how can I get better performance?

Edit: I noticed something else as I booted into the Mepis live CD. Whenever I run glxgears in Mepis I get around 600fps now (config is not optimized yet like my HDD install of Mepis) and the line "disabling TCL support" shows up in the terminal right after the glxgears command. I didn't see that in Kubuntu. Also, the gears seem to spin much faster in Kubuntu but I get the lower fps reading.

glxgears:

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1839 frames in 5.0 seconds = 367.800 FPS
1885 frames in 5.0 seconds = 377.000 FPS
1884 frames in 5.0 seconds = 376.800 FPS
1885 frames in 5.0 seconds = 377.000 FPS
1885 frames in 5.0 seconds = 377.000 FPS
1885 frames in 5.0 seconds = 377.000 FPS
1885 frames in 5.0 seconds = 377.000 FPS
1886 frames in 5.0 seconds = 377.200 FPS
1885 frames in 5.0 seconds = 377.000 FPS
1886 frames in 5.0 seconds = 377.200 FPS

glxinfo:

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name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method,
    GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
    GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
    GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Radeon 20040929 AGP 4x x86/MMX/SSE2 NO-TCL
OpenGL version string: 1.2 Mesa 6.2.1
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture,
    GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle,
    GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra,
    GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax,
    GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint,
    GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_convolution, GL_EXT_copy_texture,
    GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_histogram, GL_EXT_packed_pixels,
    GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
    GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_EXT_texture,
    GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
    GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3,
    GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias,
    GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_object,
    GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels,
    GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once,
    GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat,
    GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_blend_square,
    GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_texture_rectangle,
    GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_SGI_color_matrix, GL_SGI_color_table,
    GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp,
    GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_lod
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
    GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x23 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x24 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x25 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x26 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x27 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x28 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x29 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x2a 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x2b 24 dc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x2c 24 dc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x2d 24 dc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x2e 24 dc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x2f 24 dc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x30 24 dc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x31 24 dc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x32 24 dc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow

lsmod:

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Module                  Size  Used by
af_packet              20744  2
ipv6                  229504  6
radeon                 69760  1
drm                    59412  2 radeon
gamecon                 9100  0
acpi_cpufreq            5892  0
speedstep_lib           4228  0
proc_intf               4100  0
freq_table              4100  1 acpi_cpufreq
cpufreq_userspace       4572  1
cpufreq_ondemand        6172  0
cpufreq_powersave       1920  0
orinoco_cs              8328  1
orinoco                39568  1 orinoco_cs
hermes                  7680  2 orinoco_cs,orinoco
pcmcia                 21380  7 orinoco_cs
video                  16260  0
sony_acpi               6280  0
pcc_acpi               11264  0
button                  6800  0
battery                10244  0
container               4608  0
ac                      4996  0
e100                   32384  0
mii                     4736  1 e100
ohci1394               31876  0
snd_maestro3           21796  1
snd_ac97_codec         64608  1 snd_maestro3
snd_pcm_oss            47652  0
snd_mixer_oss          16768  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                84872  3 snd_maestro3,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer              23300  1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc          9604  1 snd_pcm
snd                    50276  8 snd_maestro3,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore               9824  1 snd
yenta_socket           19584  1
pcmcia_core            53568  3 orinoco_cs,pcmcia,yenta_socket
i2c_i801                8076  0
i2c_core               21264  1 i2c_i801
hw_random               5524  0
usbhid                 29376  0
uhci_hcd               30224  0
usbcore               107384  3 usbhid,uhci_hcd
shpchp                 86116  0
pci_hotplug            30512  1 shpchp
intel_agp              20636  1
agpgart                31784  2 drm,intel_agp
floppy                 54864  0
pcspkr                  3816  0
rtc                    12216  0
md                     43856  0
dm_mod                 53116  1
capability              5000  0
commoncap               7808  1 capability
sr_mod                 16036  0
joydev                  9408  0
sbp2                   22408  0
evdev                   9088  1
tsdev                   7488  0
scsi_mod              119936  2 sr_mod,sbp2
ieee1394              100408  2 ohci1394,sbp2
psmouse                19336  0
mousedev               11160  1
parport_pc             34372  1
parport                33480  2 gamecon,parport_pc
ide_cd                 38532  0
cdrom                  36508  2 sr_mod,ide_cd
ext3                  120968  1
jbd                    54168  1 ext3
ide_generic             1664  0
piix                    9988  1
ide_disk               18176  3
ide_core              118988  4 ide_cd,ide_generic,piix,ide_disk
unix                   26164  396
thermal                13576  0
processor              22708  2 acpi_cpufreq,thermal
fan                     4612  0
fbcon                  34048  0
font                    8448  1 fbcon
bitblit                 5120  1 fbcon
vesafb                  6948  0
cfbcopyarea             3968  1 vesafb
cfbimgblt               3072  1 vesafb
cfbfillrect             3584  1 vesafb

xorg.conf:

Code:

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following commands:
#
#   cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom
#   sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum'
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"unix/:7100"			# local font server
	# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
        # paths to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
 Load "record"
 Load "extmod"
 Load "dbe"
 Load "dri"
 Load "glx"
 Load "xtrap"
 Load "freetype"
 Load "type1"
 Load "radeon"
 Load "drm"
 Load "speedo"
 #Load "v4l"
 Load "GLcore"
 Load "ddc"
 #Load "int10"
 #Load "bitmap"
 #Load "fbdevhw"
 Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"keyboard"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Synaptics Touchpad"
        Driver          "synaptics"
        Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
        Option          "Protocol"              "auto-dev"
        Option		"HorizScrollDelta"	"0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility 9000 (M6 LY)"
	Driver		"radeon"
	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
        #Option 		"RenderAccel" "true"
	#Option		"SubPixelOrder" "NONE"
	#Option		"MergedFB" "false"
	#Option		"BackingStore" "true"
	#Option		"Accel" 
	Option		"AGPMode" "4"
	#Option		"AGPFastWrite" "true"
	Option		"EnablePageFlip" "true"
	#Option		"ForcePCIMode" "true"
	#Option		"EnableDepthMoves" "true"
	#Option		"NoBackBuffer" "false"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility 9000 (M6 LY)"
	Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection