Thank you for posting this! Can you give details on the exact performance you see before and after this change?
Before:
Started sometimes at 10 fps, other times at normal fps but after selecting a character it dropped to 10. Rarely stayed at normal rates, but this happened when I turned the value from 1000 to 100, and even so, after a couple of minutes playing frame rates dropped to 10.
After:
No problems at all with HDR disabled.
HDR is the only thing left to fix IMO regarding the game.
Hi amarildojr,
Can you please post the contents of your ~/.nvidia-settings-rc file?
Thanks!
Yes.
Yesterday I was testing and everything went OK, today after a zero-fill, Ubuntu reported a program error while installing the driver. If it not what you're looking for I'll re-install the system in a couple of ours.
Content:
RcFileLocale = C
ToolTips = Yes
DisplayStatusBar = Yes
SliderTextEntries = Yes
IncludeDisplayNameInConfigFile = No
ShowQuitDialog = Yes
Timer = Memory_Used_(GPU_0),Yes,3000
Timer = Thermal_Monitor_(GPU_0),Yes,1000
Timer = PowerMizer_Monitor_(GPU_0),No,60000
0/CursorShadow=0
0/CursorShadowAlpha=64
0/CursorShadowRed=0
0/CursorShadowGreen=0
0/CursorShadowBlue=0
0/CursorShadowXOffset=4
0/CursorShadowYOffset=2
0/SyncToVBlank=0
0/LogAniso=0
0/FSAA=0
0/TextureSharpen=0
0/TextureClamping=1
0/FXAA=0
0/AllowFlipping=1
0/FSAAAppControlled=1
0/LogAnisoAppControlled=1
0/OpenGLImageSettings=1
0/FSAAAppEnhanced=0
0/DigitalVibrance[CRT-0]=0
0/XVideoSyncToDisplay=1
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/RedBrightness=0.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/GreenBrightness=0.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/BlueBrightness=0.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/RedContrast=0.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/GreenContrast=0.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/BlueContrast=0.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/RedGamma=1.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/GreenGamma=1.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/BlueGamma=1.000000
Adding info:
If "Encrypt my home folder" is enable (when installing), the system will report an error while installing the driver, causing mal-function when playing or testing the system.
There are some differences on this new config which had no errors at all and the previous one on the comment above.
RcFileLocale = C
ToolTips = Yes
DisplayStatusBar = Yes
SliderTextEntries = Yes
IncludeDisplayNameInConfigFile = No
ShowQuitDialog = Yes
Timer = PowerMizer_Monitor_(GPU_0),No,60000
Timer = Thermal_Monitor_(GPU_0),Yes,1000
Timer = Memory_Used_(GPU_0),Yes,3000
0/CursorShadow=0
0/CursorShadowAlpha=64
0/CursorShadowRed=0
0/CursorShadowGreen=0
0/CursorShadowBlue=0
0/CursorShadowXOffset=4
0/CursorShadowYOffset=2
0/SyncToVBlank=0
0/LogAniso=0
0/FSAA=0
0/TextureSharpen=0
0/TextureClamping=1
0/FXAA=0
0/AllowFlipping=1
0/FSAAAppControlled=1
0/LogAnisoAppControlled=1
0/OpenGLImageSettings=1
0/FSAAAppEnhanced=0
0/DigitalVibrance[CRT-0]=0
0/XVideoSyncToDisplay=1
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/RedBrightness=0.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/GreenBrightness=0.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/BlueBrightness=0.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/RedContrast=0.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/GreenContrast=0.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/BlueContrast=0.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/RedGamma=1.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/GreenGamma=1.000000
junior-desktop:0[dpy:0]/BlueGamma=1.000000
The timer monitor you're adjusting and checking off should only have an effect when nvidia-settings is running, since it simply controls the polling rate at which nvidia-settings queries this information from the X server. If you just start nvidia-settings, don't do anything and close it, does it also work around the FPS drops you're seeing?
If I recall, no. Because I used to change it all the time from 100 to 200, from 100 1000 or whatever number I used to put there. So I was thinking on going back to 12.04 and I gave it a last shot, "Let me put the max number here" and when I tested it, it worked. Also, just disabling that box didn't fix as well.
I'm too afraid if I do anything else here it will screw it all up, I've spent MONTHS trying to do all kinds of combinations just to make TF2 work properly on various systems. Can you post me back if that fixes the fps drop? There must be other people there who also have this! =)
Got the same problem yesterday =/
I'll get back to 12.04 and report back after 2hours of playing.
No response on why this happens?
GENTS - seems like this is a dead thread but... I had some issues with Frame lag. I would get 50-100+ FPS but would still get the jumping video... What my XServer was doing was seeing my dual monitors as one large monitor. 3840x1080... I told the x server to look at the 2 monitors instead of thinking it was one.
Problem solved for me.
Nothing extracted yet.
Such a simple fix for the fps drop! No Kernel upgrade, no scripts, nothing.
Simply open the Terminal and type "sudo nvidia-settings"
Next go to "Nvidia Settings configuration" and there change "Power Mizer Monitor" to 60000 and uncheck that box. There you go =)
http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/4190/selection001a.png
Now only thing left is to solve that problem with HDR.
Don't forget to uncheck "Sync to v-blank" as well, to make sure your mouse works properly.
Please respond if this fixed your problems. Hope it helps more out there.
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