GeForce6200 configuration

There's really not a problem here but i installed the latest nvidia driver
(8756) which went just fine. I ran nvidia-xconfig - ok too. Jump into X -
runs good, looks good, seems snappy. but when i run glxgears i get only
about 180 fps. Whats it take to get that up around the 2700 fps others
report?
My system is GeForce 6200 LE PCIexp card w/256meg,
x86 P4-3.4Ghz, 2Gig DDR2-533 RAM, SATA HDD Intel 945 chipset.
Screen res: 1280x1024 16bit color.
I'm running linux, mandriva 2006, system load is nil.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Eric
ps: i know glxgears isnt a good measure but its numbers ought to be much
higher than what i get.

Below is some data copied from
xorg.conf, glxinfo and Xorg.0.log

Here's part of my xorg.conf
Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so"
Load "glx"
EndSection

And a snipet from out put of glxinfo

name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info,
GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_NV_video_out, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float,
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6200 LE/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.0.2 NVIDIA 87.56

Also, xorg.0.conf looks like no errors there.
here's a snippet:
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info,
GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_NV_video_out, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float,
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6200 LE/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.0.2 NVIDIA 87.56
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
[snip ranges and crap]
then:

(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 565
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 6200 LE at PCI:1:0:0
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 131072 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.44.02.45.00
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 6200 LE at PCI:1:0:0:
(--) NVIDIA(0): HP D8912 (CRT-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): HP D8912 (CRT-0): 400 MHz maximum pixel clock
(II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
(WW) NVIDIA(0):
(WW) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode
"nvidia-auto-select"
(WW) NVIDIA(0): will be used as the requested mode.
(WW) NVIDIA(0):
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) NVIDIA(0): "nvidia-auto-select"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size configured to be 1280 x 1024
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (90, 96); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
option
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:

[snip more resource ranges]
then:
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension LBX
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing built-in extension XEVIE
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(**) Option "CoreKeyboard"
(**) Keyboard1: Core Keyboard
(**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
(**) Keyboard1: Protocol: standard
(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbRules: "xorg"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbModel: "pc105"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbLayout: "us"
(**) Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbOptions: "compose:rwin"
(**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
(**) Keyboard1: CustomKeycodes disabled
(**) Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
(**) Mouse1: Device: "/dev/mouse"
(**) Mouse1: Protocol: "ExplorerPS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Mouse1: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
(==) Mouse1: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
(**) Mouse1: ZAxisMapping: buttons 6 and 7
(**) Mouse1: Buttons: 11
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard1" (type: KEYBOARD)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "NVIDIA Event Handler" (type:
Other)
(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
SetClientVersion: 0 9
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
SetClientVersion: 0 9
SetGrabKeysState - disabled
SetGrabKeysState - enabled
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
(II) 3rd Button detected: disabling emulate3Button

Eric wrote:
There's really not a problem here but i installed the latest nvidia driver
(8756) which went just fine. I ran nvidia-xconfig - ok too. Jump into X -
runs good, looks good, seems snappy. but when i run glxgears i get only
about 180 fps. Whats it take to get that up around the 2700 fps others
report?
My system is GeForce 6200 LE PCIexp card w/256meg,
x86 P4-3.4Ghz, 2Gig DDR2-533 RAM, SATA HDD Intel 945 chipset.
Screen res: 1280x1024 16bit color.
I'm running linux, mandriva 2006, system load is nil.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Eric
ps: i know glxgears isnt a good measure but its numbers ought to be much
higher than what i get.

Below is some data copied from
xorg.conf, glxinfo and Xorg.0.log

Here's part of my xorg.conf
Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so"
Load "glx"
EndSection

And a snipet from out put of glxinfo

name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info,
GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_NV_video_out, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float,
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6200 LE/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.0.2 NVIDIA 87.56

Also, xorg.0.conf looks like no errors there.
here's a snippet:
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info,
GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_NV_video_out, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float,
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6200 LE/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.0.2 NVIDIA 87.56
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
[snip ranges and crap]
then:

(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 565
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 6200 LE at PCI:1:0:0
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 131072 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.44.02.45.00
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 6200 LE at PCI:1:0:0:
(--) NVIDIA(0): HP D8912 (CRT-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): HP D8912 (CRT-0): 400 MHz maximum pixel clock
(II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
(WW) NVIDIA(0):
(WW) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode
"nvidia-auto-select"
(WW) NVIDIA(0): will be used as the requested mode.
(WW) NVIDIA(0):
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) NVIDIA(0): "nvidia-auto-select"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size configured to be 1280 x 1024
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (90, 96); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
option
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:

[snip more resource ranges]
then:
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension LBX
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing built-in extension XEVIE
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(**) Option "CoreKeyboard"
(**) Keyboard1: Core Keyboard
(**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
(**) Keyboard1: Protocol: standard
(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbRules: "xorg"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbModel: "pc105"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbLayout: "us"
(**) Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbOptions: "compose:rwin"
(**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
(**) Keyboard1: CustomKeycodes disabled
(**) Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
(**) Mouse1: Device: "/dev/mouse"
(**) Mouse1: Protocol: "ExplorerPS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Mouse1: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
(==) Mouse1: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
(**) Mouse1: ZAxisMapping: buttons 6 and 7
(**) Mouse1: Buttons: 11
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard1" (type: KEYBOARD)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "NVIDIA Event Handler" (type:
Other)
(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
SetClientVersion: 0 9
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
SetClientVersion: 0 9
SetGrabKeysState - disabled
SetGrabKeysState - enabled
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
(II) 3rd Button detected: disabling emulate3Button



The problem may be that you are using a 16 bit visual (just a guess).
Try making your default screen 32 bits. When you installed the driver,
there should also be a sample xorg.conf file. Also, take a look at


http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/L...ppendix-c.html


to see that all the correct libraries are really in place and being
accessed correctly (the ldd section at the end of the page). I have
never had a problem with SuSE or Redhat (including Fedora). At the
default window size, glxgears should be running thousands-of-frames per sec
(eg ~7000 with a 5700-based card).

[snip]


The problem may be that you are using a 16 bit visual (just a guess).
Try making your default screen 32 bits. When you installed the driver,
there should also be a sample xorg.conf file. Also, take a look at



http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/L...ppendix-c.html


to see that all the correct libraries are really in place and being
accessed correctly (the ldd section at the end of the page). I have
never had a problem with SuSE or Redhat (including Fedora). At the
default window size, glxgears should be running thousands-of-frames per
sec (eg ~7000 with a 5700-based card).

Well, I'm now on a new mobo went from 915 chipset to 945. I did a compete
reformat and install of mandriva 2006.0 from power pack 7 cd set, did all
updates and removed the 7676 nvidia driver, installed latest 8756 driver,
went though the entire web site you mentioned and i still only get 195 fps
from glxgears. The only thing i found that i question is that ldd reports
libm.so.6 = /lib/tls/libm.so.6 (0xb7da8000)
libc.so.6 = /lib/tls/libc.so.6 (0xb7c7a000)
but libm.so.6 actually is libm.2.3.5.so on my system and all instances of
libm.so.6 are just symlinks pointing to libm.2.3.5.so (same for libc)
ie: /lib/tls/libm.so.6 - libm-2.3.5.so
/lib/tls/libc.so.6 - libc-2.3.5.so

and also the ldd address values are different except for linux-gate
# ldd /usr/X11R6/bin/glxgears
linux-gate.so.1 = (0xffffe000)
libGL.so.1 = /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 (0xb7e65000)
libXp.so.6 = /usr/X11R6/lib/libXp.so.6 (0xb7e5c000)
libXext.so.6 = /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 (0xb7e4e000)
libX11.so.6 = /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0xb7d82000)
libpthread.so.0 = /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 (0xb7d70000)
libm.so.6 = /lib/tls/libm.so.6 (0xb7d4b000)
libc.so.6 = /lib/tls/libc.so.6 (0xb7c1d000)
libGLcore.so.1 = /usr/lib/libGLcore.so.1 (0xb745b000)
libnvidia-tls.so.1 = /usr/lib/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.1 (0xb7459000)
libdl.so.2 = /lib/libdl.so.2 (0xb7455000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb7f03000)
the (0xb7... addresses dont match the ldd example on the url you posted. It
may not matter but i thought i'd mention it just in case.
I traced every sym link in the article and they all match the articles
settings
One anomaly:
/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o
is actually a .ko file on my system and not a .o
ie:
/lib/modules/2.6.12-12mdksmp/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko
I also checked the Xorg.0.log and there are no (EE)'s, no (WW)'s and it
looks like everything is loading. I can post it if it would help
I am stumped! Maybe its the card itself? its a GeForce 6200 LE rev 161
128Meg on card and using another 128meg of main memory.
Thanks,
Eric