Quake3 + XFree86-4.0.3 + Voodoo3 = Death Slow

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From: Charles Fultz
Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 13:34

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I'm having a bit of trouble getting Quake3Arena to play at an
acceptable speed.  My setup is as follows:
CPU:		dual PII-overdrives 333MHz
RAM:		384MB
Video:		3Dfx Voodoo3 3000 PCI
Disk:		18GB IBM SCSI (40MB/sec) 7200RPM
Kernel:		2.4.3
X:		XFree86-4.0.3 w/ tdfx driver and DRI and GLX modules

The game looks fine, but the response is horrible.  I get anywhere
from 2-10 secs/frame.  That's right secs/frame, not frames/sec.
I get the same results playing as a user or root.
Can anyone help me out here?  I know I should be getting like anywhere
from 30-50 frames/sec.

Please send responses to my e-mail address: fultz@purdue.edu

Thanks,
Charles Fultz
fultz

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Date: 01 May 2001 08:34:18 -0500
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