[ut2004] Video

[Bill Fraser]

Oh and by the way, my laptop (Intel Core Duo 1.6 GHz) has CONFIG_HZ
set to 100 and that has always worked just fine for me. Jerky video
and periodic lag is more symptomatic of not enough memory and/or a
slow hard drive and/or not enough swap space.

If you're running low on memory, make sure you kill off memory hogs
like Firefox, and if you're REALLY low, you might want to exit your
graphical session entirely and from a text console run "xinit [path to
ut2004] -- :1". That way UT2004 runs without KDE or whatever in the
background.

-Bill

On 4/30/07, Bill Fraser <bill.fraser at gmail.com> wrote:
> Depending on how your distro set up your kernel, you might be able to
> perform the following check:
>
> Do this in a terminal window:
> zcat /proc/config.gz | grep CONFIG_HZ
>
> If you see "CONFIG_HZ=1000" or "CONFIG_HZ_1000=y" somewhere, then your
> kernel's timer already runs at 1000 Hz. Otherwise, consult Google on
> how to reconfigure and recompile your kernel.
>
> If that command doesn't work, again consult Google on how to recompile
> and reconfigure your kernel, and how to check for that value.
>
> Good luck,
> -Bill
>
> On 5/1/07, Zachary Williams <admin at ztnet.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > This is not for the faint of heart.  You will need to be compiling your own
> > kernel, to modify this setting.  Or, see if your distro has a 1000hz
> > pre-compiled kernel.
> >
> > Zach
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: Ketzerei/Deafmonkey
> > To: ut2004 at icculus.org
> > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 2:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ut2004] Video
> >
> > Ummmmmm.... how would I do that? Specifically, where do I edit?
> >
> >
> > On 4/30/07, Alex Boag-Munroe <boagenator at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Check your kernel config, you need the kernel timer set to 1000Hz to play
> > a game like UT2K4 and not have the system lag behind.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 30/04/07, Peter Hoff < petehoff at pacbell.net > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Don't know if there's anything to be done about the map thing. That used
> > to happen to me, too. Maybe downloading all the maps you can find so it
> > doesn't have to download them from the server? Dunno, just an idea.
> > > >
> > > > The second thing could be a video issue. Maybe try reinstalling or
> > updating your video drivers. Or it might be that your video card is
> > overheating. You could get a can of compressed air and blow all the dust
> > bunnies out of your machine.
> > > >
> > > > The last one could be due to your mouse. Sometimes my mouse wheel gets
> > stuck between points on the roller and things get crazy as it tries to
> > decide what's going on.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > > From: Ketzerei/Deafmonkey < h3adbanger101 at gmail.com>
> > > > To: ut2004 < ut2004 at icculus.org>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 6:25:22 PM
> > > > Subject: [ut2004] Video
> > > >
> > > > Ok, I'm not sure if it's my comp, or the game, but (this is only in
> > Instant action) the game will spend like 20 minutes loading a map while all
> > the other maps before that loaded fine. It's not one specific map either.
> > Also, the game will randomly lag for like half a second every 3 seconds for
> > like a minute. And, (yes there's a lot to this) the view will occasionally
> > sputter and cause me to look either straight up or down instantaniously.
> > Dunno if it's me or what, but if you have a suggestion, please tell me.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Alex Boag-Munroe
> > >
> > > Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
> >
> >
>