[nflug] Mame Distribution

[Mark Musone]

Thanks for the input. I'm already at 2.6.16.
 
Can't use the nvidia driver (or at least it doesn't matter) because I'm
running mame as framebuffer (nvidia binary driver is the X driver, as far as
I know, only the standard kernel module nvidiafb exists)

I could try ALSA to OSS, but frankly slackware is never really up to date
with not just alsa/oss/fb stuff, but what I'm real concerned with is the
libaries, which is what I think the problem is. The problem I'm having is
simply hard hangs..not all the time but sometimes well about 75% of the time
when certain symptoms appear...long story.


It's not worth trying to delve into it when just a simple install of a more
up to date desktop distro will fix everything. It's a stand-alone mame
cabinet. Never going to touch it again. It's not even networked. 


>1) update the kernel to 2.6.7 (2.6.11 or better is prefered) or higher to
>solve certain vm scheduler issues.
>2) install the nvidia (use the -e option for the advaced dialogs and
>install
>the nvidia opengl extensions for a big speed increase) or ati drivers
>3) Move from Alsa sound to the OSS add on sound (http://www.opensound.com/)
>make certain to the virtual mixer and midi if your sound card is not
>supported for midi or mixing. 
>
>Thease three items genrally solve most if not all the game performace
>issues
>that various distros I've tried tend to have.


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