Hello,
I have an 8400GS graphic card, and as I've seen, it has 3 levels of power. Moreover it has a mechanism called powermizer to manage these power states. It automatically switches the card to a lower power state, when it is idle for a few seconds. The problem is that it takes too much time to "warm up", that is, to switch to a performance power state. This makes compiz and other desktop effects unusable. I didn't find a working way to force a fixed power state yet. I also find this card too slow when it comes of any 3d application or effect under linux. I would appreciate any help in tweaking this card for better performance. I am using Ubuntu Hardy on a Dell Vostro 1400.
Thanks in advance.
I have an 8400GS graphic card, and as I've seen, it has 3 levels of power. Moreover it has a mechanism called powermizer to manage these power states. It automatically switches the card to a lower power state, when it is idle for a few seconds. The problem is that it takes too much time to "warm up", that is, to switch to a performance power state. This makes compiz and other desktop effects unusable. I didn't find a working way to force a fixed power state yet. I also find this card too slow when it comes of any 3d application or effect under linux. I would appreciate any help in tweaking this card for better performance. I am using Ubuntu Hardy on a Dell Vostro 1400.
Thanks in advance.
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