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Some more info: DRI failed to load according to XOrg.0.log. This means only 2D acceleration is available. 3D is not. I'm also using the Mesa GLX Indirect according to the "glxinfo | grep direct" command. And I'm also running LE2005 on the machine now, since I thought upgrading may help to resolve the issue. So no longer XFree86, but XOrg, and I downloaded and installed the XOrg drivers too from ATI's website).

Have tried using agpgart as well as without, and still seem to have problems trying to get direct rendering or fps anywhere over 280! Any ideas?

initrd errors: Solved by ensuring that the code read like this in /etc/rc.sysinit (which on my system is a link to /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit (look for the section "Unmount the initrd, if necessary"). if [ -e /initrd/dev/.udev.tdb -a ! -e /dev/devfsd ]; then mount --move /initrd/dev /dev else umount /initrd/dev fi This solved the umount on startup, as well as the S01halt and S01reboot on shutdown. Then, I had to look at resolving the usb issue, which adamw kindly gave the solution: The usbfs entry, replaced usbdevfs to resolve the problem. Another error I had was: mount: none already mounted or /dev/pts busy This was in /etc/fstab. I removed the line, and now, no more of a problem. I was comparing against my 10.1 system, which didn't have this, so thought, I must not need it, or it's dealt with in another way. My upgrade to LE2005 has been a success! :P

Fixed the problem with init error, had to edit rc.sysinit file, and make a few changes. Will post in my boot post, which is linked here: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?act=ST&f=9&t=25224 These are everything I experienced when removing devfsd and installing udev, as devfsd doesn't seem to be supported by updated kernels. Note: my upgrade to LE2005 has been a success! The only thing I had to do other than this, was fix XOrg by downloading the ATI drivers specific for this, and then compiling from the prompt, and configuring XOrg, and all was OK with the GUI after this. Oh, and install kernel 2.6.11 before I rebooted for the first time after doing the upgrade through urpmi.

I checked the hotplug one, and this was fine, it had lines to check and run either usbfs or usbdevfs depending on what was available. The one in rc.d/init.d wasn't. I edited the action line and changes to usbfs, and the error has now gone away. However, since switching to udev and removing devfs, I also get this error, which I put in another post with all these errors to: Unmounting initrd: umount /initrd device is busy And depending on shutdown or reboot, the following: /etc/rc6.d/S01halt (or S01reboot) line 62: initrd - readonly warning Trying to figure out why this appears!!

Burning on CDR or RW is fine, it's just possible that either the ISO image is slightly corrupt in some way, or that the CD's you burnt to have a problem - bad sectors, marks, anything like this that could cause problems during install.

I installed udev, and removed devfsd, but get the errors still, so am assuming I need to edit the line that says usbdevfs and replace with usbfs. I just not sure where the file is!

Getting a few errors on boot, after upgrade to LE2005 via urpmi. I removed devfsd and installed udev instead and modified the LILO accordingly. I'm using kernel-2.6.11. However, I get these errors - but the system boots OK. These are (in order): Unmounting initrd: umount /initrd device is busy Mount usb file system mount: fs type usbdevfs not supported by kernel netfs: Mounting other file systems failed mount: none already mounted or dev/pts busy On shutdown the error: /etc/rc6.d/S01halt line 62: initrd - read only warning. I added a line to mtab which said: none proc/bus/usb usbfs rw 0 0 thinking that this might resolve the problem, but the usbdevfs still appears! Any ideas as to how I can stop these appearing?

:P I'm well happy. Just upgraded to LE2005 using the URPMI sources, and it works fine. Only had a couple of errors: Mount usb file system mount: fs type usbdevfs not supported by kernel. Issue with lm_sensors (so I removed it) Issue with postfix (so I removed that too) So the only one remaining is the one above about usbdevfs.

Doh, true yes! I was assuming there was! Oh well.....

I had a similar situation for thinking of upgrading 10.0 to 10.1. I thought about using ssh, and then setting up a urpmi to point through the network to my dvd-rom drive in the other machine. Not sure if this is feasible or not!

To check which kernel you're running, type the following: uname -r This will then output what is currently active. There doesn't seem to be a kernel source for i686, so I would assume that you would install the kernel source you found already. Make sure it matches your existing kernel! The one that mentions "source" in it is your kernel source. The other, is another kernel version (i586).

Have just finished downloading all the updates, am about 45 minutes ahead of my predicted time! Have to see how the rest of the day pans out, to see if it will all be working straightaway, or whether I'll have to do some fixing!!!

Solarian, thanks for that! I'll make sure I get that then before I reboot for the first time. If the updates haven't pulled it down by default, I'll pull it from software install, along with the kernel-source as well. Once again

Thanks! I hope it works! Reason why I'm attempting this way is that I don't have access to a faster link, and therefore updating 242MB isn't that bad, compared to downloading 2GB of ISO media. My major worries are that it's XFree86 with 10.0 and XOrg with the later versions. Hopefully, it'll sort itself out on reboot, and not attempt to run both at the same time!! Ah, well, this afternoon will tell where I end up! It'll sure be fun anyway :P

I'm upgrading MDK 10.0 OE to MDV LE2005, and found that I've had to add all sources, as when I just had updates, it said I couldn't satisfy dependencies. I added: main contrib jpackage updates plf-free plf-nonfree I removed all other sources prior to the upgrade though, so that it doesn't pull anything from older unwanted sources. Well, saying that, I'm still in the process of the upgrade! I only have 128Kbps broadband here, and 242MB to download, so it will be kept busy for a couple of hours if not more! (I estimate 50MB per hour, so will be about 2pm/3pm or so).

I spoke to the support people, and they say there's nothing you can do about it. I mentioned being able to create the directory and zero byte file, but they said they couldn't comment on this! Guess will have to live with the error! Solved I guess :P

This is solved now! Just had to run alsaconf and then make user member of audio, and unmute sound!

Hi scarecrow, That worked! I made them a member of audio, but I also had to unmute the sound which I did first. It was definitely making a member of the group that sorted it! Many thanks!!!

How would I know if it's compiled into the kernel or not? I'm using MDK 10.0 and kernel-2.6.3-25?

Yeah, restarted loads, but doesn't seem any different! No idea why hmmm. Any ideas? When I ran fglrxconfig, I didn't use agpgart, I said no to this, would this make a difference?

SoulSe, Here is the XF86Config-4 file..... (I couldn't upload for some reason!!) # File: XF86Config-4 # File generated by fglrxconfig (C) ATI Research, a substitute for xf86config. # Note by ATI: the below copyright notice is there for servicing possibly # pending third party rights on the file format and the instance of this file. # # Copyright (c) 1999 by The XFree86 Project, Inc. # # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a # copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), # to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation # the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, # and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the # Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: # # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in # all copies or substantial portions of the Software. # # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR # IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL # THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE # SOFTWARE. # # Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall # not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other # dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the # XFree86 Project. # # ********************************************************************** # Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of # this file. # ********************************************************************** # ********************************************************************** # DRI Section # ********************************************************************** Section "dri" # Access to OpenGL ICD is allowed for all users: Mode 0666 # Access to OpenGL ICD is restricted to a specific user group: # Group 100 # users # Mode 0660 EndSection # ********************************************************************** # Module section -- this section is used to specify # which dynamically loadable modules to load. # ********************************************************************** # Section "Module" # This loads the DBE extension module. Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension # This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules Load "type1" Load "freetype" # This loads the GLX module Load "glx" # libglx.a Load "dri" # libdri.a # This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables # initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module. Subsection "extmod" Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension EndSubsection EndSection # ********************************************************************** # Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set # ********************************************************************** Section "Files" # The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the # file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally # no need to change the default. RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together), # as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath # command (or a combination of both methods) # # If you don't have a floating point coprocessor and emacs, Mosaic or other # programs take long to start up, try moving the Type1 and Speedo directory # to the end of this list (or comment them out). # # FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" # FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" # FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" # The module search path. The default path is shown here. # ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" EndSection # ********************************************************************** # Server flags section. # ********************************************************************** Section "ServerFlags" EndSection # Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is # received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may # provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging # Option "NoTrapSignals" # Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence # This allows clients to receive this key event. # Option "DontZap" # Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching # sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events. # Option "Dont Zoom" # Uncomment this to disable tuning with the xvidtune client. With # it the client can still run and fetch card and monitor attributes, # but it will not be allowed to change them. If it tries it will # receive a protocol error. # Option "DisableVidModeExtension" # Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local xvidtune client. # Option "AllowNonLocalXvidtune" # Uncomment this to disable dynamically modifying the input device # (mouse and keyboard) settings. # Option "DisableModInDev" # Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local client to # change the keyboard or mouse settings (currently only xset). # Option "AllowNonLocalModInDev" # ********************************************************************** # Input devices # ********************************************************************** # ********************************************************************** # Core keyboard's InputDevice section # ********************************************************************** Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "Keyboard" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "us" # For most OSs the protocol can be omitted (it defaults to "Standard"). # When using XQUEUE (only for SVR3 and SVR4, but not Solaris), # uncomment the following line. # Option "Protocol" "Xqueue" Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30" # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1)) # Option "Xleds" "1 2 3" # Option "LeftAlt" "Meta" # Option "RightAlt" "ModeShift" # To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the # lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S. # keyboard, you will probably want to use: # Option "XkbModel" "pc102" # If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use: # Option "XkbModel" "microsoft" # # Then to change the language, change the Layout setting. # For example, a german layout can be obtained with: # Option "XkbLayout" "de" # or: # Option "XkbLayout" "de" # Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys" # # If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and # control keys, use: # Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps" # These are the default XKB settings for XFree86 # Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" # Option "XkbModel" "pc101" # Option "XkbLayout" "us" # Option "XkbVariant" "" # Option "XkbOptions" "" # Option "XkbDisable" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" EndSection # ********************************************************************** # Core Pointer's InputDevice section # ********************************************************************** Section "InputDevice" # Identifier and driver Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "PS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" # When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment # the following line. # Option "Protocol" "Xqueue" # Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In # almost every case these lines should be omitted. # Option "BaudRate" "9600" # Option "SampleRate" "150" # Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice # Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms) Option "Emulate3Buttons" # Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50" # ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice # Option "ChordMiddle" EndSection # ********************************************************************** # Other input device sections # this is optional and is required only if you # are using extended input devices. This is for example only. Refer # to the XF86Config man page for a description of the options. # ********************************************************************** # # Section "InputDevice" # Identifier "Mouse2" # Driver "mouse" # Option "Protocol" "MouseMan" # Option "Device" "/dev/mouse2" # EndSection # # Section "InputDevice" # Identifier "spaceball" # Driver "magellan" # Option "Device" "/dev/cua0" # EndSection # # Section "InputDevice" # Identifier "spaceball2" # Driver "spaceorb" # Option "Device" "/dev/cua0" # EndSection # # Section "InputDevice" # Identifier "touchscreen0" # Driver "microtouch" # Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0" # Option "MinX" "1412" # Option "MaxX" "15184" # Option "MinY" "15372" # Option "MaxY" "1230" # Option "ScreenNumber" "0" # Option "ReportingMode" "Scaled" # Option "ButtonNumber" "1" # Option "SendCoreEvents" # EndSection # # Section "InputDevice" # Identifier "touchscreen1" # Driver "elo2300" # Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0" # Option "MinX" "231" # Option "MaxX" "3868" # Option "MinY" "3858" # Option "MaxY" "272" # Option "ScreenNumber" "0" # Option "ReportingMode" "Scaled" # Option "ButtonThreshold" "17" # Option "ButtonNumber" "1" # Option "SendCoreEvents" # EndSection # ********************************************************************** # Monitor section # ********************************************************************** # Any number of monitor sections may be present Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" HorizSync 31.5 - 80.5 VertRefresh 60 - 75 Option "DPMS" # === mode lines based on GTF === # VGA @ 100Hz # Modeline "640x480@100" 43.163 640 680 744 848 480 481 484 509 +hsync +vsync # SVGA @ 100Hz # Modeline "800x600@100" 68.179 800 848 936 1072 600 601 604 636 +hsync +vsync # XVGA @ 100Hz # Modeline "1024x768@100" 113.309 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 814 +hsync +vsync # 1152x864 @ 60Hz # Modeline "1152x864@60" 81.642 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895 +hsync +vsync # 1152x864 @ 85Hz # Modeline "1152x864@85" 119.651 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 907 +hsync +vsync # 1152x864 @ 100Hz # Modeline "1152x864@100" 143.472 1152 1232 1360 1568 864 865 868 915 +hsync +vsync # 1280x960 @ 75Hz # Modeline "1280x960@75" 129.859 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002 +hsync +vsync # 1280x960 @ 100Hz # Modeline "1280x960@100" 178.992 1280 1376 1520 1760 960 961 964 1017 +hsync +vsync # SXGA @ 100Hz # Modeline "1280x1024@100" 190.960 1280 1376 1520 1760 1024 1025 1028 1085 +hsync +vsync # SPEA GDM-1950 (60Hz,64kHz,110MHz,-,-): 1280x1024 @ V-freq: 60.00 Hz, H-freq: 63.73 KHz # Modeline "GDM-1950" 109.62 1280 1336 1472 1720 1024 1024 1026 1062 -hsync -vsync # 1600x1000 @ 60Hz # Modeline "1600x1000" 133.142 1600 1704 1872 2144 1000 1001 1004 1035 +hsync +vsync # 1600x1000 @ 75Hz # Modeline "1600x1000" 169.128 1600 1704 1880 2160 1000 1001 1004 1044 +hsync +vsync # 1600x1000 @ 85Hz # Modeline "1600x1000" 194.202 1600 1712 1888 2176 1000 1001 1004 1050 +hsync +vsync # 1600x1000 @ 100Hz # Modeline "1600x1000" 232.133 1600 1720 1896 2192 1000 1001 1004 1059 +hsync +vsync # 1600x1024 @ 60Hz # Modeline "1600x1024" 136.385 1600 1704 1872 2144 1024 1027 1030 1060 +hsync +vsync # 1600x1024 @ 75Hz # Modeline "1600x1024" 174.416 1600 1712 1888 2176 1024 1025 1028 1069 +hsync +vsync # 1600x1024 @ 76Hz # Modeline "1600x1024" 170.450 1600 1632 1792 2096 1024 1027 1030 1070 +hsync +vsync # 1600x1024 @ 85Hz # Modeline "1600x1024" 198.832 1600 1712 1888 2176 1024 1027 1030 1075 +hsync +vsync # 1920x1080 @ 60Hz # Modeline "1920x1080" 172.798 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -hsync -vsync # 1920x1080 @ 75Hz # Modeline "1920x1080" 211.436 1920 2056 2264 2608 1080 1081 1084 1126 +hsync +vsync # 1920x1200 @ 60Hz # Modeline "1920x1200" 193.156 1920 2048 2256 2592 1200 1201 1203 1242 +hsync +vsync # 1920x1200 @ 75Hz # Modeline "1920x1200" 246.590 1920 2064 2272 2624 1200 1201 1203 1253 +hsync +vsync # 2048x1536 @ 60 # Modeline "2048x1536" 266.952 2048 2200 2424 2800 1536 1537 1540 1589 +hsync +vsync # 2048x1536 @ 60 # Modeline "2048x1536" 266.952 2048 2200 2424 2800 1536 1537 1540 1589 +hsync +vsync # 1400x1050 @ 60Hz M9 Laptop mode # ModeLine "1400x1050" 122.000 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1052 1064 1082 +hsync +vsync # 1920x2400 @ 25Hz for IBM T221, VS VP2290 and compatible display devices # Modeline "1920x2400@25" 124.620 1920 1928 1980 2048 2400 2401 2403 2434 +hsync +vsync # 1920x2400 @ 30Hz for IBM T221, VS VP2290 and compatible display devices # Modeline "1920x2400@30" 149.250 1920 1928 1982 2044 2400 2402 2404 2434 +hsync +vsync EndSection # ********************************************************************** # Graphics device section # ********************************************************************** # Any number of graphics device sections may be present # Standard VGA Device: Section "Device" Identifier "Standard VGA" VendorName "Unknown" BoardName "Unknown" # The chipset line is optional in most cases. It can be used to override # the driver's chipset detection, and should not normally be specified. # Chipset "generic" # The Driver line must be present. When using run-time loadable driver # modules, this line instructs the server to load the specified driver # module. Even when not using loadable driver modules, this line # indicates which driver should interpret the information in this section. Driver "vga" # The BusID line is used to specify which of possibly multiple devices # this section is intended for. When this line isn't present, a device # section can only match up with the primary video device. For PCI # devices a line like the following could be used. This line should not # normally be included unless there is more than one video device # installed. # BusID "PCI:0:10:0" # VideoRam 256 # Clocks 25.2 28.3 EndSection # === ATI device section === Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter" Driver "fglrx" Screen 0 BusID "PCI:2:0:0" # vendor=1002, device=5960 Option "FSAAMSPosY1" "0.000000" Option "StereoSyncEnable" "1" # ### generic DRI settings ### # === disable PnP Monitor === #Option "NoDDC" Option "FSAAMSPosX5" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosY4" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosX2" "0.000000" # === Pseudo Color Visuals (8-bit visuals) === Option "PseudoColorVisuals" "off" Option "FSAAMSPosX4" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosY0" "0.000000" Option "FSAADisableGamma" "no" # === Video Overlay for the Xv extension === Option "VideoOverlay" "on" Option "ForceGenericCPU" "no" Option "GammaCorrectionII" "0x00000000" # === misc DRI settings === Option "mtrr" "off" # disable DRI mtrr mapper, driver has its own code for mtrr Option "VRefresh2" "unspecified" Option "FSAAMSPosY5" "0.000000" # === Center Mode (Laptops only) === Option "CenterMode" "off" Option "IgnoreEDID" "off" # === OpenGL Overlay === # Note: When OpenGL Overlay is enabled, Video Overlay # will be disabled automatically Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off" Option "FSAACustomizeMSPos" "no" Option "FSAAScale" "1" # ### FireGL DDX driver module specific settings ### # === Screen Management === Option "DesktopSetup" "0x00000000" Option "HSync2" "unspecified" Option "TVHStartAdj" "0" # === FSAA Management === Option "FSAAEnable" "no" Option "FSAAMSPosX0" "0.000000" Option "no_dri" "no" Option "GammaCorrectionI" "0x00000000" Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "yes" Option "BlockSignalsOnLock" "on" Option "FSAAMSPosX1" "0.000000" Option "MonitorLayout" "AUTO, AUTO" # === Misc Options === Option "UseFastTLS" "0" # === disable/enable XAA/DRI === Option "no_accel" "no" Option "FSAAMSPosY3" "0.000000" # === OpenGL specific profiles/settings === Option "Capabilities" "0x00000000" Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M" Option "TVVPosAdj" "0" Option "TVColorAdj" "0" Option "FSAAMSPosY2" "0.000000" # === TV-out Management === Option "NoTV" "yes" Option "TVHPosAdj" "0" Option "TVHSizeAdj" "0" Option "ScreenOverlap" "0" # === QBS Management === Option "Stereo" "off" Option "FSAAMSPosX3" "0.000000" Option "TVVSizeAdj" "0" EndSection # ********************************************************************** # Screen sections # ********************************************************************** # Any number of screen sections may be present. Each describes # the configuration of a single screen. A single specific screen section # may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen" # option. Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "ATI Graphics Adapter" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultColorDepth 24 #Option "backingstore" Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection DefaultDepth 24 EndSection # ********************************************************************** # ServerLayout sections. # ********************************************************************** # Any number of ServerLayout sections may be present. Each describes # the way multiple screens are organised. A specific ServerLayout # section may be specified from the X server command line with the # "-layout" option. In the absence of this, the first section is used. # When now ServerLayout section is present, the first Screen section # is used alone. Section "ServerLayout" # The Identifier line must be present Identifier "Server Layout" # Each InputDevice line specifies an InputDevice section name and # optionally some options to specify the way the device is to be # used. Those options include "CorePointer", "CoreKeyboard" and # "SendCoreEvents". InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" # Each Screen line specifies a Screen section name, and optionally # the relative position of other screens. The four names after # primary screen name are the screens to the top, bottom, left and right # of the primary screen. Screen "Screen0" EndSection

Hi Soulse, I've checked and direct rendering is "No". How can I enable it? It also said "OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect". Many thanks in advance!

Have MDK 10.0. Installed the ATI Radeon drivers (card is 9250, R925 version). I ran the fglrxconfig which is what I'm apparently supposed to do, but when I run glxgears, the performance is worse than my laptop. Spec of the machine is: AMD Sempron 2300, 256MB RAM, 10GB HDD, ATI Radeon 9250 128MB. The glxgears comes back with 288fps, which my laptop comes back with well over double if not more! (laptop spec is Celeron 2.2GHz, 1GB RAM, 20GB HDD - video Intel, presume 64MB). Is there anything I can do to speed this up, as the card should perform a lot better than this!!

Can't seem to get sound to work. I installed alsa-1.0.8, I edited the modules.conf to put the right info in place, and then from a Konsole window in KDE, I ran alsaconf. I rebooted, and found that alsa is now loading correctly on bootup, and does so successfully, but I still can't get sound in KDE. It errors all the time. Any ideas, please help!