Hey all,
today i downloaded shawn's new standard altivec build and was blown away by the speed that its running at... 1GHZ G4... here's a screenie
And my I add that it only takes about 60 seconds to boot! 
the speeds are getting faster each build!! last week i had 975Mhz G4
PC Specs:
AMD Athlon XP 2400+
512MB ram (256 used by pearpc)
80GB HD
Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 128MB 8x AGP
Windows XP Professional
that build locks up osx for me when set to use a G4. on a G3 i get a 700Mhz one 
but the previous one got me a 660MHz G4 
Ooh, let me try. I have a 2.41GHz AthlonXP, that's about 3400+
Does that actuallly mean usable speeds tho?!?
I am posting this thread using the altivec build
Menge: if your build locks up it's because you forgot to change the cpu_pvr value in you config file. check out pearpc.net to obtain the correct value.
I must say, i'm really impressed, it's very fast compared to the previous builds and everything seems to work "faster".
I'm on a P4C 2.8ghz@3.0ghz with 512mb pc3200, and it's really cool.
Even the genie effect is almost in real time !
siwu
2 enhanced:
did you try to run Photoshop or similar graphics app (Freehand, Illustartor...)?
older build with no Altivec (G3) shows me 500 MHz (@AthlonXP 1800+), the latest build with Altivec
shows me 700MHz (about this mac - window)...but Photoshop is starting up and run lots slower than older on.
2 n3urotic:
the real speed is much slower than ATM shows ... it is still unusable for usual work...
Originally posted by siwu@Jul 27 2004, 05:38 PMI am posting this thread using the altivec build
Menge: if your build locks up it's because you forgot to change the cpu_pvr value in you config file. check out pearpc.net to obtain the correct value.
I must say, i'm really impressed, it's very fast compared to the previous builds and everything seems to work "faster".
I'm on a P4C 2.8ghz@3.0ghz with 512mb pc3200, and it's really cool.
Even the genie effect is almost in real time !
siwu
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Siwu.. what CPU rating did you get?
@jr008
did you try to run Photoshop or similar graphics app (Freehand, Illustartor...)?
I have not tried yet
Originally posted by siwu@Jul 27 2004, 07:38 PMMenge: if your build locks up it's because you forgot to change the cpu_pvr value in you config file. check out pearpc.net to obtain the correct value.
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siwu: nope. if it leave on the config as G3 (cpu_pvr = 0x00088302) it runs fine and gives me a 700MHz G3
if i put it a as G4 (cpu_pvr = 0x000c0000) it locks up on boot up.
previous altivec builds (the 24th one on richard goodwin's) worked fine and gave me a fast 660MHz G4
i know what i'm doing man 
i've been messing with every single day's nightly build
im running a 1.8 ghz athlon 1 gig of ram and a ati radeon 9200
and im getting specs of a 840mhz g4
last time i used pearpc it was like .3 pre...lol I was running a 0mhz g3. Wonder if the difference really is as much as people are saying, and if its worth it installing osx again...
i get a 780 - 800MHz G4 on the linux altivec build from cvs
Originally posted by Flarex@Jul 27 2004, 07:46 PMlast time i used pearpc it was like .3 pre...lol I was running a 0mhz g3. Wonder if the difference really is as much as people are saying, and if its worth it installing osx again...
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Yes it is way worth it... there are major speed increases since the first .3pre
Are you guys running Athlon XP optimized builds?
@enhanced: i get 1.06ghz G4
It runs so fast cause all you guys have so much ram ! 512, 1 gig etc.
I only have 256 :cry:
And a 6 GB swap file
Originally posted by n3urotic@Jul 28 2004, 01:58 AMAre you guys running Athlon XP optimized builds?
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I am running the standard Build.. the amd optimized build only gives me 975Mhz G4 but the Standard Gives me 1ghz G4..
Richard Goodwin's Altivec Build's are back up.. I'm going to see what speed i get ..
Edit: I tested richard's new altivec build and it is insainly slower 
... 675Mhz G4 :cry:
I think I'll stick with shawn's builds LOL
I have started getting "invalid pointer operation" errors every time I boot ppc now... I can't get to the boot selection screen
hmm, what build, what OS is pearpc running in, what are your system specs ?
I've tried all the latest builds - every version gives me the same error.
I'm running 10.3 (works becuase it used to load) on XP.
I've attached my config file if that helps??
Originally posted by DoubleD@Jul 29 2004, 07:27 AMI've tried all the latest builds - every version gives me the same error.
I'm running 10.3 (works becuase it used to load) on XP.
I've attached my config file if that helps??
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You have to change the ppc_start_resolution --->example: "1024x768x32"
Originally posted by DoubleD@Jul 29 2004, 12:27 AMI've tried all the latest builds - every version gives me the same error.
I'm running 10.3 (works becuase it used to load) on XP.
I've attached my config file if that helps??
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here is my config:
# PearPC Configuration File
# Created with PearGUI
#
#
# Resolution
#
# 0: 640x480x15
# 1: 640x480x32
# 2: 800x600x15
# 3: 800x600x32
# 4: 1024x768x15
# 5: 1024x768x32
#
# default: 2
#
# Redraw interval (in ms)
# must be between 1 and 999
#
# If you set this higher, PearPC will spend less time doing redraws (and so run faster) but feel
# less responsive. You should adjust this to your computer speed and personal preference.
#
redraw_interval_msec = 10
#
# Loader
#
#
# Boot method
# this can be
# 1. auto, prom will boot the first bootable partition found (default)
# 2. select, prom will show you a list of bootable partitions
# 3. force, prom will load and boot the local file prom_loadfile
#
prom_bootmethod = "auto"
# Example of how to use force:
#prom_bootmethod = "force"
#prom_loadfile = "test/yaboot"
#prom_env_bootpath = "disk"
#
# bootargs: don't change unless you know what you are doing
# machargs: set to "-v" to get a verbose startup
#
prom_env_bootargs = ""
prom_env_machargs = ""
#
# This is needed if you want to boot Mac OS X
#
prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"
# This will adjust the position of the initial page table (don't change)
#page_table_pa = 104857600
#
# CPU Config
#
# Processor Version Register
# Defaults to 0x00088302
# Only change if you know want you are doing
#
cpu_pvr = 0x000c0000
#This settting is for the G4 CPU settings comment it out if you're going to use non altivec builds
#
# Main memory (default 128 MiB)
# must be >= 64 MiB
#
memory_size=0x10000000
#
# IO Devices
#
#
# PCI IDE Config
#
# Drive type will be set according to file extension:
# .img: Harddisk (filesize must be multiple of 516096)
# .iso: CD-Rom
# Or you can override this by specifying the type via
# pci_ide0_master_type / pci_ide0_slave_type
pci_ide0_master_installed = 1
pci_ide0_master_image = "Change this to the path of your HD Image"
pci_ide0_slave_installed = 0
pci_ide0_slave_image = "Change this to the path of your CD-ROM Image"
#
# Network
#
#
# USB
#
pci_usb_installed = 1
#
# NVRAM
#
nvram_file = "nvram"
Hope that helps.. just copy/paste and edit
The CD-Rom drive must also be enabled, and change your redraw level to something like 20 or 30, 70 is way too slow.
You also have your config file "out of order", cpu needs to be declared before memory.
There IS a load order.
Here's my config to use as an example. Works flawlessly.
And yes... I have it configured for 512MB of memory.
ppc_start_resolution = "800x600x32"
redraw_interval_msec = 20
prom_bootmethod = "select"
prom_env_bootargs = ""
prom_env_machargs = "-v"
prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"
cpu_pvr = 0x000c0000
memory_size=0x20000000
pci_ide0_master_installed = 1
pci_ide0_master_image = "macosx_6gb.img"
pci_ide0_master_type = "hd"
pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1
pci_ide0_slave_image = "D:\Apple\10.3_disk1.ISO"
pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom"
pci_rtl8139_installed = 1
pci_rtl8139_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:35"
pci_usb_installed = 1
nvram_file = "nvram"
thanks for the replys guys - I'm not getting that error now... but I am getting a new one!
@DoubleD
You need to install some additional software to get networking support for PearPC.
There are details on almost all the PearPC sites on how to set this up.
For now, you can just remark out these lines like this.
#pci_3c90x_installed = 0
#pci_3c90x_mac = "FF:FE:62:C0:5D:79"
#pci_rtl8139_installed = 1
#pci_rtl8139_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:35"
ah - so thats what that lot means - I had a network setup, but just moved over to a Router! - I've set it up again.
Many thanks - all sorted
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