Subject: Re: XFree86 4.x problems.
To: Richard Rauch <rauch@rice.edu>
From: Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
List: tech-x11
Date: 10/27/2002 00:10:34
RR> Also, in an OpenGL window with mostly black background, I've noticed
RR> flashing white pixels.  These seem to be artifacts of the window updating
RR> write-events (not actual corruption of data) since when the image settles
RR> down there are never any stray white pixels that I've seen.  Any
RR> suggestions about that one?
RR>
RR> (Oh, and FWIW: OpenGL seems marginally faster in XFree86 4.x with my card.
RR> Whether this is just that the particular card has a better driver in 4.x,
RR> or if moving OpenGL into the server helped that much---or if the OpenGL

...must feel pretty good considering it's all software rendering >:}

$ glxinfo -display :0.0
name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: No 		<----- The DRI module doesn't build on nbsd
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2

-lava

RR> support is simply better written---I'm not sure.  But it does feel
RR> faster.)