Very low 3d performance with 945GM

[Colin Guthrie]

Clemens Eisserer wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I've recently bought a 945GM powered laptop (2ghz Core2Duo) which
> suffeers from quite low OpenGL performance.
> I can play tuxracer at only 30fps only at 800x600 and also for quake3
> I also have to reduce resulotion and quality to stay playable.
> 
> I really don't expect the GMA950 to be a gaming card, but I've seen
> people playing modern games on windows on the same hardware.
> I am using Fedora7, could it be a problem with my Linux-Installation?
> 
> Thank you in advance, lg Clemens

What kind of acceleration have you configured (XAA or EXA) and what
options are in your xorg.conf?

I've got the same HW and although I don't play games I've noticed there
are lots of variables involved in getting good 3D performance.

Col