[Bf-taskforce25] Blender 2.5 GUI extremely slow on my computer

[Dietrich Bollmann]

Hi Brecht,

Thanks for your answer!

On Wed, 2009-03-11 at 12:16 +0100, Brecht Van Lommel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, 2009-03-11 at 13:21 +0900, Dietrich Bollmann wrote:
> > But it is also extremely slow on my computer (IBM Thinkpad x60s).  When
> > moving the grid / empty scene with the middle mouse in the 3D-View, the
> > delay is incredibly long and disturbing.  It reminds me the delay when
> > viewing a very complex scene filled with lots of objects with the
> > standard / old Blender.
> 
> It's not normal, though there have been changes that might cause issues.
> Could you try:
> * Test with a fullscreen area if it is only the 3D-view or any other
> view that is slow.

The other views seem to be as slow as the 3D-view.  The Panels in the
Buttons Window for example are slow when moving them around.  It is less
disturbing though than in the 3D-View.

> * Under Outliner > User Preferences > System & OpenGL > Window Draw
> Method, enable Overlap and Full and test if they are slow as well.

The [+] buttons to expand the items do not work.  So I can't open the
System & OpenGL entries.

> Alo, please mention your graphics card, how much memory it has, and your
> screen resolution.

  - monitor:            EIZO FlexScan S1901, resolution: 1280 x 1024
  - computer (laptop):  IBM / Lenovo ThinkPad x60s
  - operating system:   Debian sid

lspci -v

[...]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS,
943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00
[VGA controller])
        Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
        Memory at ee100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
        I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
        Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        Memory at ee200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
        Capabilities: [90] MSI: Mask- 64bit- Count=1/1 Enable-
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
        Kernel modules: intelfb
[...]

Not really high end - but good enough for the old blender :)

Best wishes,

Dietrich


> Thanks,
> Brecht.