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02-23-18, 12:00 AM | #31 | |
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WINE is just a compatibility layer, so no such option. It integrates your Windows programs/games with Linux/MacOS/Unix (BSD,openBSD,etc) it's not a "virtual" desktop type thing. Although I do appreciate the reminder of how to do it in WinXP. It's been 3+ years since I had XP on a PC. All the other PCs in the house (none of them mine) are all 7 and newer. At this point seems like the Virtual machine with the GPU pass-through (thereby allowing the "virtual" OS to "see" the physical hardware) running an older version of the OS, is the best option. Pending a bugfix. Barracuda |
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02-23-18, 10:58 PM | #32 |
CTD - it's not just a job
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Surely they didn't do like MS and decide that "you don't need that old stuff anymore", did they?...
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02-24-18, 12:08 AM | #33 | |
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I think it's just a bug in the driver. There have been many improvements to the driver over the last few years. Also WINE has added several things... I think it's just a case of work on new stuff invariably messes with the old. Similar to moving in furniture, you can catch a wall or corner, and mess up all that drywall and/or trim work... End result, you have to fix it. Using the native Linux version Counter Strike Source, running the stress test, I got the following results over the last few years: Shortly after I built the PC, running 1920x1080, Detail maxed, 8x AA, 16x Anistropic (sp?) Filtering. Motion Blur, Bloom and High Dynamic Range all turned OFF. (Mainly because I hate those "visual tweaks".) XFX R7 370X @ 1050mhz (factory OC) Gigabyte R9 380 @ 980mhz (factory OC) Averages: With FGLRX: R7: 273fps R9: 253fps R9 OC'd to 1050mhz: 263fps Any higher and the R9 would be unstable. switch to AMDGPU/Mesa (RadeonSI driver) (~kernel 4.9): R9: 233fps Then: R9: 213fps Later still: R9: 230~ish Kernel 4.13-4.14: R9: up to 257-260fps OC'd to ~1050mhz: 263fps EDIT: May have been Mesa 17.2.4... Last file I can find on my PC. Current: Kernel 4.15.2/4.15.3/mesa 17.3 (RadeonSI driver), R9 @ factory 980mhz: 273.94fps avg. EDIT: w/ mesa 17.3.5: EDIT: R9: 276fps EDIT: It's climbing again. The highest it's been for the for the R9 EVER, and matching the older R7. In addition to adding the Polaris (RX 4xx/RX 5xx) and the Vega 56/64 too. So I'm sure in all of this, plus wine, someone probably commented or typo'd something somewhere. Barracuda Last edited by BarracudaUAK; 02-24-18 at 02:51 PM. |
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03-06-18, 04:15 PM | #34 |
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IT'S FIXED!!!
A few days ago I upgraded both the kernel and wine. I had just played through Homeworld: Cataclysm (~2000) and decided to have another run through the original Homeworld (~1999) since it has been at least a few years since I played it. I upgraded wine to 3.3 and the kernel to 4.15.7 and was about to start Homeworld... Then I remembered I hadn't checked SH4 yet, so I started it up, and no flickering!!! So I quit, and started via the terminal to see the output. I'm still getting the FOCUS LOST/FOCUS RECEIVED messages in the terminal, but no flickering. I tried the "Battle off Samar" single mission and all was working correctly. So as soon as I finish my run though Homeworld I plan on resuming my saved game. I'm still not sure which part was causing the error... but that's what you get for riding so close to the leading/bleeding edge. Barracuda Last edited by BarracudaUAK; 03-06-18 at 11:36 PM. |
03-07-18, 03:54 AM | #35 |
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03-07-18, 06:02 PM | #36 |
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So it was the kernel....
Good to know. I'll edit my first post, so anyone that runs across this thread doesn't have to read 3 pages to find the answer. Barracuda |
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