Tiny Core Linux

General TC => General TC Talk => Topic started by: PDP-8 on July 03, 2019, 04:18:54 AM

Title: Xvesa -shadow mode?
Post by: PDP-8 on July 03, 2019, 04:18:54 AM

I was reading through some of the canonical docs about Xvesa and wondered if anyone was using the -shadow option - purportedly to boost performance...

http://www.xfree86.org/current/Xvesa.1.html

How would that look/be implemented in the bootcode line?

Has anyone implemented it and seen a boost?

Title: Re: Xvesa -shadow mode?
Post by: Rich on July 03, 2019, 04:41:12 AM

Hi PDP-8

Quote from: PDP-8 on July 03, 2019, 04:18:54 AM

... How would that look/be implemented in the bootcode line? ...

I think you would have to add it to the  Xvesa  command in your  ~/.xsession  file.

Title: Re: Xvesa -shadow mode?
Post by: neonix on July 03, 2019, 05:15:27 AM

Quote from: PDP-8 on July 03, 2019, 04:18:54 AM

I was reading through some of the canonical docs about Xvesa and wondered if anyone was using the -shadow option - purportedly to boost performance...

http://www.xfree86.org/current/Xvesa.1.html

How would that look/be implemented in the bootcode line?

Has anyone implemented it and seen a boost?

Since 2013 TinyCoreLinux team created its own fork of TinyX where this option is enabled by default. In earlier releases you have to use -shadow parameter but Tinycore use it in .xsession  file since the beginning of this distribution. This means that you don't have to do anything to use this option.

Title: Re: Xvesa -shadow mode?
Post by: PDP-8 on July 04, 2019, 04:03:45 AM

Thanks neonix - that's great to know.  Smart guys at the helm of TC I tell ya' !