Optimising minecraft on linux + netbook

Tar.Aldarion

Hey I'm trying to make minecraft playable on my gfs netbook. It's an Asus eee pc 1000h running ubuntu. I started up the game and got 2-4 fps on normal settings. I turned everything down and got significant improvement but still not the best, having a tiny view distance etc.

I have tried:

gmabooster: did nothing
optimiser: did nothing
mcregion: makes the screen go black after login, so no go.
caf-mod: did nothing

Is there anything else I can try, I am puzzled as to why these do nothing also although I have seen some people post similar.


Also if I start the game on low graphics I get the 2-4 fps again but if I then make everything high gfx and slowly lower the options one at a time to their worst, I get the better fps again?

Lastly, would it be faster on xp or something?

cherryghost

Try a simpler texture pack to see if that improves it

http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=104854

If that doesn't bump up your FPS, then its a CPU issue

EDIT: I just done a quick google and seemingly a lot of people complaining about performance on Linux. OSX and Windows OS is the way to go it seems

Tar.Aldarion

Thanks will give that a shot anyway

Mycroft H

cherryghost wrote: »

Try a simpler texture pack to see if that improves it

http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=104854

If that doesn't bump up your FPS, then its a CPU issue

EDIT: I just done a quick google and seemingly a lot of people complaining about performance on Linux. OSX and Windows OS is the way to go it seems

Make Sure your running the official Sun/Oracle Java rather then the OpenJDK or the IcedTea versions of java. Both of theses are grand for web use but for minecraft the Sun Java is the way to go.

Never had performance issues with linux, runs a bit better on linux, less crashes


Edit

Insdtructions for setting up Sun JRE

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ maverick partner"
sudo apt-get remove openjdk-6-jre-headless openjdk*
sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-jre

sudo update-alternatives --config java

Tar.Aldarion

Thanks, I am using the sun jvm, it must just be the processor.

Mycroft H

In fairness mincraft is fairly resource heavy and java isn't the fastest language out there.

I've seen it stuggle on modren Pentiums/Centrinos ect......

The atom wont cut it unfourtanatly

Cossax

It's a bit of a pig on my MacBook (Core 2 Duo, 2 gigs RAM), might see how it goes on a Windows machine later on.

I keep the view to the second lowest and it runs OK on that but the fan does be going full blast while playing it.

Mycroft H

Running Debian Sid

Settings at high

2.6Ghz Core2duo
4gb Ram
1gb Nvidia Gt240m

Fans running full blast at a toasty 78°C after 3 hours minecraft :eek: