[Dri-users] UT, V5, DRI and flush!

[Alex L. <al...@ca...>]

  Sorry about the perverse sounding Subject:. Anyway - I've been
playing with the CVS trunk lately, and there's a weirdness I'd like
to ask you all about. This happens whether I compile the source
myself or if I use the precompiled Debian packages. I'm using the
following stuff:

  V5 5500 (bought just before the new year, following the `SLI is
  almost done!!!' posts. Bugger.)

  SMP PIII 500, plenty of RAM.

  Linux 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3 (take your pick). 

  All works pretty well for the most part - I'm getting approx.
880 fps with gears (are the CPUs the bottleneck, or should I be
getting better?) - but when I play UT, specifically UT with the
Infiltration mod (although that shouldn't matter), every so often
everything gets quite psychedelic. The sky has wonderous colours
seen before only by Dr.Timothy Leary, and the fonts are fairly
bizarre and unreadable. However, if I type `flush' at the console,  
everything returns temporarily to normality.

  Suggestions, questions and/or beer are always welcome!

  Alex