Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:36:52 -0500 (CDT) From: "Sean C. Farley" <scf@FreeBSD.org> To: Brandon Gooch <jamesbrandongooch@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: VirtualBox 2D acceleration Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1009291627290.30543@thor.farley.org> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikkHGkCJaF9qtGsggEwF1P_axshUY3Afp-N-vk7@mail.gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1009252014010.37904@thor.farley.org> <AANLkTikkHGkCJaF9qtGsggEwF1P_axshUY3Afp-N-vk7@mail.gmail.com>
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This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --56599777-2080251521-1285796212=:30543 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Wed, 29 Sep 2010, Brandon Gooch wrote: > On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Sean C. Farley <scf@freebsd.org> wrote: >> Here is a patch that adds 2D acceleration. I am not sure if the >> VirtualBox_LIBS.freebsd line is needed or not, but it does not cause >> any apparent regressions. I tested this with the Nvidia driver, and >> it shows improvement within the VM. I do not know how other drivers >> will work. EXA may be required over XAA. >> >> If the patch does not make it through the mailing list filter, it can >> also be found here: >> http://people.freebsd.org/~scf/virtualbox-2daccel.patch >> >> Sean > > I assume that many of us here in the FreeBSD user community would love > to have improvements regarding speed of an already GREAT > virtualization platform in VirtualBox; Would it be possible to > quantify this improvement? I did not perform any test to truly quantify it. However, applications (games :)) that use DirectDraw within the VM are noticeably faster. For example, the mouse pointer lags a lot less in higher resolutions such as 1280x1024. Unfortunately, there is still some sluggish behavior exhibited. Overall, I prefer running with it enabled as opposed to without it. > Also, I assume that patch can be applied to the current port, and > rebuilt as usual to gain these improvements, correct? It should. The patch patches the port's Makefile and adds a new patch file for use during the building of the port. Just remember to check "Enable 2D Video Acceleration" in the configuration of the VM in question. > Thank you for submitting this! You are welcome. Sean -- scf@FreeBSD.org --56599777-2080251521-1285796212=:30543--
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