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I have Zsnes installed on my Debian GNU/Linux sarge.

I can't use resolution bigger than 640x480 'cause it slows too much... But there's no reason on my pentium 2.4ghz with 256mbram and 64mb video card.

...I'm a linux noob of course. Please help! Thanks!
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Did you install the Linux drivers for your video card?

Do other OpenGL apps exibit this behavior? (As a quick test, try running glxgears or an OGL screensaver at something greater than 640x480)
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Post by Kinleb »

Yeah, all those drivers *should* be installed.

Sure, openGL screensavers are pretty slow... Weird...

Sigh... Any suggestions?
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drivers arent installed correctly probably. what fps do you get with glgears?
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I don't know...

It just goes veeery slow and take a lot of cpu usage...
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Post by Kinleb »

You are running in 32 bpp, but ZSNES is forcing 16 bpp.
You may experience poor performance and/or crashing.


Is this the problem?
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Would sound like.
Try full screen? I'm not sure how X handles full screen resolutions and color space.
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It goes even lower...
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Kinleb wrote:You are running in 32 bpp, but ZSNES is forcing 16 bpp.
You may experience poor performance and/or crashing.


Is this the problem?
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Post by Kinleb »

Yeah i have zsnes (btw i am dumb).3X taken from a web apt source... It's just more easier for me to install the emulator. I tried the lastest version of course but it's just the same thing... Do other linux users have the same problem? I really don't know...
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Post by Richard C. »

the 16bpp in 32bpp problem might be it, but if glgears is running slow, then your drivers arent set up correctly. i remember this from trying to set nvidia drivers up in mandrake. go to #nvidia on irc.freenode.net (IRC), and ask them about it. im sure they will be able to help. for me, i dont think it was a hard fix to get them to work; i think i had to uncomment something, or maybe just the opposite...
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Richard C. wrote:the 16bpp in 32bpp problem might be it, but if glgears is running slow, then your drivers arent set up correctly. i remember this from trying to set nvidia drivers up in mandrake. go to #nvidia on irc.freenode.net (IRC), and ask them about it. im sure they will be able to help. for me, i dont think it was a hard fix to get them to work; i think i had to uncomment something, or maybe just the opposite...
Yeah... I think openGL drivers aren't set up correctly. Do you know how?
I have an ATI Video Card... I'll check it out...
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