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[GoldSrc] Very low fps and low performance in HL, CS, CS:CZ & I can't change resolution

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#2103 · opened 2013-03-06 by LukasThyWalls · updated 2017-05-22 · 10 comments · github
LLukasThyWalls 2013-03-06 github

First: Half Life, Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike Condition Zero work flawlessly in Windows in the same PC in my desktop resolution and other games like Killing Floor works well in Linux.

I tested all Source Gold games i owned in Linux but all of these works with and low framerate and are unplayable. I have KUbuntu 12.04, and i tested the game with and without desktop effects without differences. But loading spend a lot of time too, compared with the windows versions.

Also, i can't change the resolution in the games. I can only have the desktop resolution (1280x800) but in windows works perfectly in that resolution.

I don't know if other people have same problems.

My specs:

Información sobre el procesador:
    Fabricante:  GenuineIntel
    Velocidad: 1998 Mhz
    Procesadores lógicos 2
    Procesadores físicos 2
    HyperThreading:  No compatible
    FCMOV:  Compatible
    SSE2:  Compatible
    SSE3:  Compatible
    SSSE3:  Compatible
    SSE4a:  No compatible
    SSE41:  No compatible
    SSE42:  No compatible

Información sobre la red:
    Velocidad de la red:  

Versión del sistema operativo:
    Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (32 bits)
    Nombre de kernel: Linux
    Versión de kernel: 3.2.0-38-generic-pae
    Editor de X Server: The X.Org Foundation
    Versión de X Server: 11103000
    X Window Manager:  KWin
    Steam Runtime Version:  steam-runtime-release-i386_2013-02-27

Tarjeta de vídeo:
    Controlador:  NVIDIA Corporation GeForce Go 7300/PCIe/SSE2

    Versión de controlador: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 304.48
    Densidad de color del escritorio: 24 bits por píxel
    Frecuencia de actualización del monitor: 60 Hz
    Identificador del fabricante: 0x10de
    Identificador del dispositivo: 0x1d7
    Número de monitores: 1
    Número de tarjetas de vídeo lógicas: 1
    Resolución de pantalla principal: 1280 x 800
    Resolución de escritorio: 1280 x 800
    Tamaño de pantalla principal: 11,38" x 0,83"  (11,38" diag)
                                            28,9cm x 2,1cm  (28,9cm diag)
    Bus principal: PCI Express 16x
    No se ha detectado la memoria VRAM principal
    Modos MSAA compatibles: 2x 4x 16x 

Tarjeta de sonido:
    Dispositivo de sonido: Analog Devices AD1986A

Memoria:
    RAM:  2013 Mb

Varios:
    Idioma de la IU:  Español
    LANG:  es_ES.UTF-8
    Micrófono:  Not set
    Espacio total en disco disponible: 23732 MB
    Bloque libre más grande en el disco: 5132 MB

Software Instalado:

Informes de fallos recientes:
Ssxxx 2013-03-06 github

Do you have VSync enabled? Try to disable it in game and nvidia driver too.

LLukasThyWalls 2013-03-07 github

I tested with and without VSync but it doesn't make a difference. But "Low Video Quality. Helps with slower video cards" made a normal framerate in-game in HL and CS:CZ (I don't think a GeForce Go 7300 is a "slower video card" for Gold Source, but...). I don't view slower graphics with that, i don't know what is doing that option.

However, other thing are the menus and the loading time. In Half Life is a bit noticiable, but in CS:Condition Zero is dramatically. I have to wait 10~20 seconds to open the window options since i click on it in the main menu, and more than 5 minutes to load a map. Sometimes, like when i click to open the option window in main menu, when that click have a sound, it repeats 5, 10 or nearly 20 times until the window opens every time i click on it. In-game, when i open the first time the buy menu (or its sub-menus) i have to wait too 5 seconds at least. It's very annoying, and i can't play with those loading times. In Windows i have to wait only a few seconds to load a map with the same computer.

I don't know the reason, If a newer NVidia driver have best results, or if using a NTFS partition make a difference in load times. I have to reinstall all KUbuntu to the new version and i will install new drivers instead, but at the time i have these problems.

LLukasThyWalls 2013-03-09 github

I was testing some things and i have some new and important information:

  • As already mentioned before, The low fps is fixed with the "slower video card" option. I have a GeForce Go 7300, it is now a slower video card, but for Gold Source it isn't. But if this option must be true, it must be.
  • Still i can't change the resolution, but any computer shouldn't have problems to run Source Gold games. Anyway, like in the Windows version, it should allow to change resolution to common resolutions 1024x768, 800x600...
  • Loading times: like i supposed, it is have a relation with NTFS partitions. I have two install libraries: the default in home folder in a ext4 partition, and another in a NTFS partition, what is my common install option because it's a bigger partition. If I install CS:CZ in the NTFS partition have the loading time problem (5 minutes to load a map, for example), but if i install the game in the default location in an ext4 partition it works perfectly (20 seconds to load a map) and all the game haven't any lag anywhere. With HL the loading times are better too.

I want to reinstall all the system with all linux format partitions, but for now, the problem is here.

I experienced another bug with install two different Gold Source games in two different library locations, but i think it is for other different report.

Dderi82 2013-03-09 github

Try at least update your kernel. It's very old.

LLukasThyWalls 2013-03-10 github

@deri82 Official support for Steam is Ubuntu 12.04 LTS https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#hardware-and-software-requirements how use 3.2 kernel version http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ubuntu_releases#Table_of_versions

I don't know if NTFS compatibility in Steam would be better with a new kernel (i guess yes), but in this case my system don't fit the base requeriments to test Steam. If i upgrade the system soon, i will test again this, but they are Steam developers who have to check if the only solution for this problem is have an updated kernel and they have to update the requeriments in this case.

Hhackgrid 2013-03-13 github

Installing Linux software on a NTFS partition is very uncommon I guess. I don't think this a steam problem but of slow ntfs drivers on your linux system. How is the performance of your NTFS partition if you copy files from your EXT4 partition? The other way around may be interesting too.

LLukasThyWalls 2013-03-13 github

@hackgrid I don't think it's a uncommon solution to have a shared partition for documents and more with a Windows O.S. in the same computer. Also since i use Linux, all distributions i installed suggest me to have three partitions at least, and with the NTFS support it's an option, although it have some problems in some cases yet, and probably in the next reinstall i'm not going to use it anymore.

Anyway, other games in Steam like Killing Floor and many others don't have this problem with the loading times, only Gold Source games i tested.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2017-04-18 github

Hello @LukasThyWalls, are you still experiencing this issue with an up to date system?

LLukasThyWalls 2017-04-20 github

Maybe i can do another test with the same computer with an up to date system, but i need some time. I'm going to upcoming tasks but maybe need some weeks or months. I don't think it's a problem with a four years ago issue.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2017-05-22 github

No particular hurry on this. Closing pending feedback.

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