[ut3] Linux Server and AMD Athlon 2600 dual processor

[Joel Wiramu Pauling]

Any chance of having a wrapper script that calls an optimized binary for the
particular cpu/arch flags?

I know this increases the deployment payload but, I am a CFLAG opt nut, and
disc space is cheap.

(Yes you could do install time magic also, but...)

I know that with ut2004 there were issues with getting amd64 binaries
in-line with i386 and vs versa. So perhaps having one unified binary wrapper
would be the way to go.



On 16/11/2007, Rick Page <mpcacrucesalus at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the update Arne,
> The Celeron is Pentium 4 level hardware, but I am seeing better
> performance at a lower cost with the AMD. I have been comparing the
> two machines with different games and wanted to try UT3 demo before
> the retail release. I think I have seen enough good things with the
> AMD machine that I am going to stick with it. Please, this is not to
> start an Intel vs AMD war. It is just what I have observed. And yes I
> know that the AMD processor in this case is better than the slower
> Celeron, but price is also a factor here.
> Rick
>
> On Nov 15, 2007 2:30 PM, Arne Brodowski <arne at planet-rcs.de> wrote:
> > Hi Rick,
> >
> > to quote Ryan from the 14th October:
> >
> > ---
> > It's built with -march=pentium4 -mtune=pentium4 -msse2 -mfpmath=sse ...
> > so it will use generic instructions that were only available on P4-level
> > hardware, and sse2 for all math operations.
> >
> > If you're still on Pentium III level hardware, it's time to upgrade.
> > ---
> >
> > AMD Athlon 2600MP CPUs don't have the SSE2 Instruction-Set, so you can't
> > run the UT3 binary.
> >
> > best regards,
> > Arne
> >
> >
> >
> > Rick Page wrote:
> > > Hello everyone,
> > > I have been running the demo for some time on a 2.1GHz Celeron without
> > > too much problems. I am now trying to get it to run on an AMD Athlon
> > > 2600 MP. I am not sure if it is a problem with the betademo or if it
> > > is a problem with my setup. The Celeron is running Red Hat 9 and the
> > > AMD is running CentOS 5. Yes I know that there really isn't much a
> > > difference between the two OS's. When I try running ./ut3demo server
> > > DM-ShangriLa?........., I get an Illegal instruction. Nothing else
> > > comes up, just Illegal instruction. If I just try ./ut3demo, I get the
> > > same message. Yes, I know, not very helpful is it. That is why I am
> > > leaning a little more towards my setup, but just wanted to check to
> > > see if anyone else had this problem. Any helpful suggestions on where
> > > to start to look would be greatly appreciated.
> > > Rick
> > >
> >
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