Why is ET so slow?

[Wallakoala]

You might wanna adjust to settings to low. Btw...how do you have 248? Do you mean 256?

WOAH....why are the forums so messed up today!?!?

[KhanArash]

Hi
I have installed and I am runing American Army, but thats to slow,,, do you know how I can make it go faster?
My ram is 248mb!:( but i heard that it would work very well with 248mb...
so please help:)

[grit]

I've recently installed ubuntu & have been very impressed with it up to now. Yet one of my favourite games, WolfET, runs awfully... much worse than it did on Debian. I'm baffled as to what the problem is, can anyone help? Here's the console output:

marc@marc:~$ et
ET 2.60 linux-i386 Mar 10 2005
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
/home/marc/.etwolf/etmain
/usr/local/games/enemy-territory/etmain/pak2.pk3 (22 files)
/usr/local/games/enemy-territory/etmain/pak1.pk3 (10 files)
/usr/local/games/enemy-territory/etmain/pak0.pk3 (3725 files)
/usr/local/games/enemy-territory/etmain/mp_bin.pk3 (6 files)
/usr/local/games/enemy-territory/etmain

----------------------
3763 files in pk3 files
^3WARNING: profile.pid found for profile 'grit' - system settings will revert to defaults
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec language.cfg
execing profiles/grit/etconfig.cfg
r_smp is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_mode is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_depthbits is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_stencilbits is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_stereo is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_colorbits is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_texturebits is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_clampToEdge is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_ext_texture_env_add is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_nv_fogdist_mode is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_ext_NV_fog_dist is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_ext_texture_filter_anisotropic is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_ati_fsaa_samples is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_ati_truform_pointmode is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_ati_truform_normalmode is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_ati_truform_tess is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_ext_ATI_pntriangles is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_glIgnoreWicked3D is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_ext_compiled_vertex_array is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_ext_multitexture is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_ext_gamma_control is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_ext_compressed_textures is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_allowExtensions is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
r_glDriver is unsafe. Check com_crashed.
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok

------- Input Initialization -------
Joystick is not active.
------------------------------------
Bypassing CD checks
----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
-------------------------------
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
...loading libGL.so.1: Initializing OpenGL display
...setting mode 4: 800 600
Using XFree86-VidModeExtension Version 2.2
XF86DGA Mouse (Version 2.0) initialized
XFree86-VidModeExtension Activated at 800x600
Using 8/8/8 Color bits, 24 depth, 0 stencil display.
GL_RENDERER: GeForce3/AGP/SSE/3DNOW!
Initializing OpenGL extensions
...using GL_S3_s3tc
...ignoring GL_EXT_texture_env_add
...using GL_ARB_multitexture
...using GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array
...ignoring GL_NV_fog_distance
...ignoring GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
Initializing GLX extensions
...using GLX_SGI_swap_control
...using GLX_SGI_video_sync
XF86 Gamma extension initialized

GL_VENDOR: NVIDIA Corporation
GL_RENDERER: GeForce3/AGP/SSE/3DNOW!
GL_VERSION: 1.5.3 NVIDIA 76.67
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_window_pos GL_S3_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_Cg_shader GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_paletted_texture GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_HP_occlusion_test GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_KTX_buffer_region GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color GL_NV_depth_clamp GL_NV_fence GL_NV_fog_distance GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint GL_NV_occlusion_query GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil GL_NV_pixel_data_range GL_NV_point_sprite GL_NV_register_combiners GL_NV_register_combiners2 GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_texture_compression_vtc GL_NV_texture_env_combine4 GL_NV_texture_rectangle GL_NV_texture_shader GL_NV_texture_shader2 GL_NV_vertex_array_range GL_NV_vertex_array_range2 GL_NV_vertex_program GL_NV_vertex_program1_1 GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_multitexture GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SGIX_depth_texture GL_SGIX_shadow GL_SUN_slice_accum
GLX_EXTENSIONS: GLX_EXT_visual_info GLX_EXT_visual_rating GLX_SGIX_fbconfig GLX_SGIX_pbuffer GLX_SGI_video_sync GLX_SGI_swap_control GLX_ARB_multisample GLX_ARB_get_proc_address
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE: 4096
GL_MAX_ACTIVE_TEXTURES_ARB: 4

PIXELFORMAT: color(24-bits) Z(24-bit) stencil(0-bits)
MODE: 4, 800 x 600 fullscreen hz:N/A
GAMMA: hardware w/ 0 overbright bits
CPU:
rendering primitives: single glDrawElements
texturemode: GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST
picmip: 2
texture bits: 0
multitexture: enabled
compiled vertex arrays: enabled
texenv add: disabled
compressed textures: enabled
anisotropy: 1.0
NV distance fog: disabled
Initializing Shaders
----- finished R_Init -----

------- sound initialization -------
------------------------------------
----- Sound Info -----
sound system is muted
1 stereo
32768 samples
16 samplebits
1 submission_chunk
22050 speed
0x0xaf5da000 dma buffer
No background file.
----------------------
Sound memory manager started
Sys_LoadDll(/home/marc/.etwolf/etmain/ui.mp.i386.so)...
Sys_LoadDll(/home/marc/.etwolf/etmain/ui.mp.i386.so) failed:
"/home/marc/.etwolf/etmain/ui.mp.i386.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
Sys_LoadDll(/usr/local/games/enemy-territory/etmain/ui.mp.i386.so)... ok
Sys_LoadDll(ui) found **vmMain** at 0xada48f40
Sys_LoadDll(ui) succeeded!
--- Common Initialization Complete ---
Opening IP socket: localhost:27960
Hostname: localhost.localdomain
Alias: localhost
Alias: marc
IP: 127.0.0.1
Started tty console (use +set ttycon 0 to disable)
^5PunkBuster Client: PunkBuster Client (v1.152 | A0) Enabled
Couldn't write profiles/grit/etconfig.cfg.
^5PunkBuster Client: Game Version [ET 2.60 linux-i386 Mar 10 2005]
^5PunkBuster Client: Not Connected to a Server
Resolving etmaster.idsoftware.com
etmaster.idsoftware.com resolved to 192.246.40.60:27951
]\quit

[Zodiac]

What is your framerate in GLXgears?

If it is hella low you prolly aren't running with hardware acceleration. If that is the case you can peep the Ubuntu Wiki for more info or do a search of forum topics.

If that is not the case... well... keep posting! ;)

[happyponcho42]

256MB - 8MB Integrated Graphics = 248MB.

I don't think 8MB is suffice for America's Army.

[Zimmer]

^5PunkBuster Client: PunkBuster Client (v1.152 | A0) Enabled
Couldn't write profiles/grit/etconfig.cfg.
^5PunkBuster Client: Game Version [ET 2.60 linux-i386 Mar 10 2005]
^5PunkBuster Client: Not Connected to a Server

You could have permission issues with your /home/.etwolf folders,
particularly for Punkbuster
I am running (and have been for some time) with Punkbuster disabled .
Try this wiki for further info..
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EnemyTerritory

Regards

[grit]

If it is hella low you prolly aren't running with hardware acceleration. If that is the case you can peep the Ubuntu Wiki for more info or do a search of forum topics.

81 frames in 5.0 seconds = 16.157 FPS
154 frames in 5.1 seconds = 30.461 FPS
148 frames in 5.0 seconds = 29.487 FPS
121 frames in 5.0 seconds = 24.120 FPS
163 frames in 5.0 seconds = 32.280 FPS
132 frames in 5.0 seconds = 26.219 FPS
127 frames in 5.1 seconds = 25.088 FPS
152 frames in 5.0 seconds = 30.259 FPS
120 frames in 5.0 seconds = 23.946 FPS
121 frames in 5.0 seconds = 24.167 FPS
156 frames in 5.0 seconds = 31.097 FPS

Pretty awful considering I'm used to a steady ~80 fps in ET on reasonable settings. Thanks for the help so far I'll get reading up on hardware acceleration & let you know how it goes.


You could have permission issues with your /home/.etwolf folders,
particularly for Punkbuster
I am running (and have been for some time) with Punkbuster disabled .
Try this wiki for further info..
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EnemyTerritory

Aha! I was wondering how to rectify that. Set the permissions properly now I think, cheers mate.

[grit]

If that is not the case... well... keep posting! ;)

As far as I can tell it's running, used these three sources as others have done before in these forums:

http://www.zen46671.zen.co.uk/Xorg.0.log
http://www.zen46671.zen.co.uk/glxinfo.txt
http://www.zen46671.zen.co.uk/xorg.conf

Baffled!

[Artificial Intelligence]

[Board Problem] Two replies which was made to this thread was split when replied to the thread. Due to some board problems we tried to merge the thread back again, but somehow it deleted the two posts into thin air. We aplogies for the inconvenient.

Edit: Found the two posts (showed up some weird place), merged them.

[Zodiac]

[Board Problem] Two replies which was made to this thread was split when replied to the thread. Due to some board problems we tried to merge the thread back again, but somehow it deleted the two posts into thin air. We aplogies for the inconvenient.

Edit: Found the two posts (showed up some weird place), merged them.


How odd....

[grit]

[Board Problem] Two replies which was made to this thread was split when replied to the thread. Due to some board problems we tried to merge the thread back again, but somehow it deleted the two posts into thin air. We aplogies for the inconvenient.

Edit: Found the two posts (showed up some weird place), merged them.

Weird!

Anyone have any advice/tips to help solve my problem? Would be much appreciated...

[Zodiac]

What have you discovered?

[grit]

What have you discovered?

Well, as far as I can tell, it's configured correctly...

http://www.zen46671.zen.co.uk/Xorg.0.log
http://www.zen46671.zen.co.uk/glxinfo.txt
http://www.zen46671.zen.co.uk/xorg.conf

Really unsure what the problem could be :confused:

[Neo-]

install ur grafick card drivers... If u have done that.. then I dont know...