[ut2004] error when starting

[Gian Paolo Mureddu]

Matthew Arnold wrote:

> Josh wrote:
>
>> for the record I have a geforce 2 MX and I  got this:
>>
>> [lostman at trance tmp] glxgears
>> 3411 frames in 5.0 seconds = 682.200 FPS
>> 3540 frames in 5.0 seconds = 708.000 FPS
>> 3544 frames in 5.0 seconds = 708.800 FPS
>> 3460 frames in 5.0 seconds = 692.000 FPS
>> 3527 frames in 5.0 seconds = 705.400 FPS
>>
>> ect...
>
>
>>> [harold at localhost harold]$ glxgears
>>> 835 frames in 5.0 seconds = 167.000 FPS
>>> 720 frames in 5.0 seconds = 144.000 FPS
>>> 720 frames in 5.0 seconds = 144.000 FPS
>>> 800 frames in 5.0 seconds = 160.000 FPS
>>> 720 frames in 5.0 seconds = 144.000 FPS
>>> 800 frames in 5.0 seconds = 160.000 FPS
>>> 720 frames in 5.0 seconds = 144.000 FPS
>>> 800 frames in 5.0 seconds = 160.000 FPS
>>
>
> Do you have Folding at Home running or anything like that? With my 
> GeForce3 Ti200, I get 99 FPS while F at H is running but over 2100 FPS 
> without it. That's odd since F at H should be running at the lowest 
> possible priority. It makes me wonder if glxgears is worth anything 
> other than figuring out if 3D acceleration is really working.
>
> Matt
>
GLXGears FPS's should always be taken with a grain or two of salt ;) 
especially because many things influence its performance... Maybe 
another app like chromium or Tux Race may give you a better general idea 
of the GL environment of your system?