[ut2004] hit-hit-hitching on debian etch

[Alex Boag-Munroe]

Out of curiousity what sound driver are you using for your sound card?

On 04/05/07, Abram B Olson <schwarzgerat at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Nope all I'm running normally is a gnome desktop. I've been closing all
> open applications before I start the game. I've even tried stopping the
> gdm session and starting the game from the terminal using xinit ut2004
> and it still does it.
>
> I've actually already tried the 1000Hz setting. By default debian uses
> 250Hz so I learned how to compile my own kernel and changed it to
> 1000Hz. I've also tried all three schedulers just to see if some goofy
> scheduling was causing this.
>
>
> Abe
>
>
> On Fri, 2007-05-04 at 09:23 +0100, Alex Boag-Munroe wrote:
> > Have you got any funky visual programs running on your desktop or
> > desktop widgets or anything like that?
> >
> > Also as per a previous thread on this list, check the kernel timer in
> > the kernel config.  It doesn't affect everyone like this, but it did
> > me.  Should be set to 1000Hz.
> >
> > On 03/05/07, Abram B Olson <schwarzgerat at gmail.com> wrote:
> >         yep still does it. So it's probably not the audio.
> >
> >
> >         On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 15:13 -0400, Michael wrote:
> >         > try starting with --nosound, that might help isolate the
> >         problem.
> >         >
> >         > > Ok I did that and it did seem to lessen the hitching quite
> >         a bit although
> >         > > it did not go away entirely.
> >         > >
> >         > > Just to clarify, in /usr/lib there was libopenal.so.0
> >         which was a link to
> >         > > libopenal.so.0.0.0.0 does it matter which one I copy to
> >         the games System
> >         > > directory and do I need to rename it to libopenal.so?
> >         > >
> >         > > Also, any other suggestions? I'm not afraid to compile my
> >         own kernel if
> >         > > that's what it takes :-)
> >         > >
> >         > > Thanks again. You all are awesome.
> >         > >
> >         > > Abe
> >         > > Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless
> >         > >
> >         > > -----Original Message-----
> >         > > From: "Steve Ellis" < icarus.lnx at gmail.com>
> >         > > Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 11:43:00
> >         > > To:ut2004 at icculus.org
> >         > > Subject: Re: [ut2004] hit-hit-hitching on debian etch
> >         > >
> >         > > Try forcing it to use the system provided openal.so driver
> >         provided,
> >         > > I've seen it cause problems like this with ALSA
> >         > >
> >         > > copy your system openal.so into the ut2004/system...at
> >         least it's
> >         > > worked for me and a few others...
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > On 5/3/07, Abram B Olson <schwarzgerat at gmail.com> wrote:
> >         > >> Ok so now that I can play the game I've found that it is
> >         hitching like
> >         > >> crazy. I'm using the stock debian kernel for etch, I've
> >         tried both the
> >         > >> nvidia 97.55 and 100.14.03 drivers and my hardware is
> >         this:
> >         > >>
> >         > >> core2 duo E6400
> >         > >> asus p5b
> >         > >> 2 gigs ddr2 6400
> >         > >> nvidia 8800gts
> >         > >> on-board audio
> >         > >> 1280x1024 native resolution lcd
> >         > >>
> >         > >> It happens regardless of the settings in game. It feels
> >         like the game
> >         > >> just isn't responding for a fraction of a second.
> >         > >>
> >         > >> I've played ut2004 in linux many times before and I've
> >         never seen it do
> >         > >> this.
> >         > >>
> >         > >> Anyone have any suggestions for things to look at that
> >         might be causing
> >         > >> this?
> >         > >>
> >         > >>
> >         > >> Abe
> >         > >>
> >         > >>
> >         > >
> >         >
> >         >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Alex Boag-Munroe
> >
> > Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on
> > mine.
>
>


-- 
Alex Boag-Munroe

Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
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