Long Team Fortress 2 startup time after installation of 13.1 AMD Catalyst drivers

steamclosed MOVED: Team Fortress 2AMD driversreviewed

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#770 · opened 2013-01-21 by krasnoglaz · updated 2013-02-15 · 9 comments · github

Kkrasnoglaz 2013-01-21 github

After I've installed 13.1 drivers loading time of main menu increased significantly.

Ubuntu 12.04 , Radeon 7950, intel 3770k

found this in console output:

Loaded program cache file "glshaders.cfg", total keyvalues: 1244, total successfully linked: 1244
Precache: Took 85548 ms, Vertex 1070, Pixel 2875

12.10 drivers were faster

Processor Information:
    Vendor:  GenuineIntel
    Speed: 3501 Mhz
    8 logical processors
    4 physical processors
    HyperThreading:  Supported
    FCMOV:  Supported
    SSE2:  Supported
    SSE3:  Supported
    SSSE3:  Supported
    SSE4a:  Unsupported
    SSE41:  Supported
    SSE42:  Supported

Network Information:
    Network Speed:  

Operating System Version:
    Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (64 bit)
    Kernel Name:  Linux
    Kernel Version:  3.2.0-35-generic
    X Server vendor:  The X.Org Foundation
    X Server release:  11103000

Video Card:
    Driver:  ATI Technologies Inc. AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series

    Driver Version:  4.2.12002 Compatibility Profile Context 9.002
    Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
    Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
    VendorID:  0x1002
    DeviceID:  0x679a
    Number of Monitors:  1
    Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
    Primary Display Resolution:  1600 x 900
    Desktop Resolution: 1600 x 900
    Primary Display Size: 17.44" x 9.80"  (20.00" diag)
                                        44.3cm x 24.9cm  (50.8cm diag)
    Primary VRAM Not Detected

Sound card:
    Audio device: Realtek ALC887-VD

Memory:
    RAM:  7941 Mb

Miscellaneous:
    UI Language:  English
    LANG:  en_US.UTF-8
    Microphone:  Not set
    Total Hard Disk Space Available:  1381687 Mb
    Largest Free Hard Disk Block:  673889 Mb

Installed software:

Recent Failure Reports:

NNomy 2013-01-21 github

I experienced this too.

Kubuntu 12.04.1 LTS x86
AMD Driver 13.1
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
CPU: AMD Phenom II x6 1100T

MMilesRdz 2013-01-21 github

Post your issue here too, please:
http://devgurus.amd.com/community/steam-linux

LLord-Avallon 2013-01-23 github

I wasn´t able to play TF 2 before because I was stuck in legacy Catalyst 12.6, now that they release 13.1 legacy, I could play it and I noticed it takes some time to load the game, not only to the main menu but also to start every match (I remember the Windows version takes some time too, but the Linux one is taking more).

Here are my specs:

https://gist.github.com/4521727

LLord-Avallon 2013-01-23 github

I have opened a thread on devgurus:

http://devgurus.amd.com/thread/160284

MMrSchism 2013-01-23 github

Here's short'n'ugly of what they said on devgurus:

Nvidia users have the same issue. It must be TF2.

Mmikesart 2013-02-02 github

We are working on the loading times, but this is a different issue I think:

Loaded program cache file "glshaders.cfg", total keyvalues: 1244, total successfully linked: 1244
Precache: Took 85548 ms, Vertex 1070, Pixel 2875

Has anyone seen messages like that that on NVidia hardware?

Jjohndrinkwater 2013-02-02 github

A large precache time? Only when moving between driver versions, recently moved to 313.xx from 310.xx and loading was >60s when normally its 12s or something. Next restart its back to normal.

LLord-Avallon 2013-02-13 github

I have played Team Fortress 2 again and the loading time were the same as when I played it in Windows, it´s normal for me now. I will play more times to see if this is not a "random thing" and post the confirmation here.

Jjorgenpt 2013-02-15 github

Issue transferred to ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games#82.

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