[ut2003io] matches take forever to start

floam floam at ascorbic.com
Sun Feb 2 19:43:19 EST 2003


never mind the Leith wrote: at top,  I didnt hit enter a few times where 
I was supposed to.




floam wrote:

> Leith wrote:
> I think my hard drive is pretty well tuned:
>
> 04:38PM/root at enuffbox>hdparm -tT /dev/hda   
>
> /dev/hda:
>  Timing buffer-cache reads:   128 MB in  0.40 seconds =323.23 MB/sec
>  Timing buffered disk reads:  64 MB in  1.39 seconds = 46.11 MB/sec
>
> heres my settings:
>
> 04:39PM/root at enuffbox>hdparm /dev/hda
>
> /dev/hda:
>  multcount    = 16 (on)
>  IO_support   =  3 (32-bit w/sync)
>  unmaskirq    =  1 (on)
>  using_dma    =  1 (on)
>  keepsettings =  1 (on)
>  readonly     =  0 (off)
>  readahead    =  1 (on)
>  geometry     = 7297/255/63, sectors = 117231408, start = 0
>
>>hdparm -t /dev/hda.
>>
>>If it is <10mb/sec, then you need to tune your hdd. try -d1 first (DMA on)
>>man hdparm for more info.
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>>Leith
>>
>>On Sun, 2 Feb 2003, floam wrote:
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>>>I have what I would call a pretty okay system:
>>>Athlon XP 2100 oc'd to 2200
>>>Geforce4 Ti4200 @ 300/500 mhz
>>>256MB Corsiar pc2700 cas2 memory
>>>Gentoo Linux 1.4RC2 latest everything (gcc 3.2.2, glibc 2.3.1, xfree
>>>4.2.99-4)
>>>
>>>Matches take forever before they even start, just sitting there for over
>>>a minute at loading screen with the harddrive going crazy. Then after it
>>>starts, and it says press fire to start or what ever, everything is nice
>>>and smooth.  Hit fire and then everything gets VERY laggy (2-10
>>>frames/ps) and  sound extreamly choppy, the match starts, and the frames
>>>continue like that for about a minute with the hd going crazy for about
>>>45 seconds, when it finally goes up to nice 40fps-ish and the rest of
>>>the match is fine.
>>>
>>>my ut2k3 settings are: everything at highest, 32bpp, 1280x960.
>>>
>>>  I'm thinking its my memory, should I go and get another 256 stick?
>>>
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