coverup Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 (edited) As the topic says, I need help with configuring Intel Extreme Graphics 2. The card is detected, but the default settings produce scrambled picture. I then specified the card as Intel 810, 1280x1024 24bpp Plug-n-Play Flat Screen monitor, and 3D acceleration - that was the only combination that could be tested. However startx produces the following errors: (WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such file or directory) <- Hmm, checked ACPI in lilo ................... (WW) LoadModule: given non-canonical module name "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a" (II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a (II) UnloadModule: "glx" (EE) Failed to load module "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a" (once-only module, 135962511) <-I guess, 3D acceleration does not work because of this error .......................... (II) I810(0): Currently active displays on Pipe A: (II) I810(0): CRT <- not an error but I have LCD flat panel, so why? .............................. (II) I810(0): 16872 kBytes additional video memory is required to enable tiling mode for DRI. (I have 64MB videoram, but XFdrake could only see 16MB, now it complains....) ................................ (WW) I810(0): Failed to set up write-combining range (0xf0000000,0x8000000) (This message shows on the console, is that something bad?) So, what is going wrong here? I have no 3D.... Please help Edit: here is my Xorg.conf. I only added Section DRI - XFDrake did not include it at all. # File generated by XFdrake. # ********************************************************************** # Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of # this file. # ********************************************************************** Section "Files" # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort) AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching) EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension Load "v4l" # Video for Linux Load "extmod" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "glx" # 3D layer Load "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a" Load "dri" # direct rendering EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "en_US" Option "XkbOptions" "" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Generic" ModelName "Flat Panel 1280x1024" HorizSync 30-80 VertRefresh 56-75 # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)? # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync # Dell D800 and few Inspiron (16/10) 1280x800 ModeLine "1280x800" 147.89 1280 1376 1512 1744 800 801 804 848 # Dell D800 and few Inspiron (16/10) 1680x1050 ModeLine "1680x1050" 214.51 1680 1800 1984 2288 1050 1051 1054 1103 # Dell D800 and few Inspiron (16/10) 1920x1200 ModeLine "1920x1200" 230 1920 1936 2096 2528 1200 1201 1204 1250 +HSync +VSync # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device1" BoardName "Intel 810" Driver "i810" VideoRam 16384 Option "DPMS" Option "XaaNoPixmapCache" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Virtual 1280 1024 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Virtual 1280 1024 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Virtual 1280 1024 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Virtual 1280 1024 EndSubsection EndSection Section "dri" Mode 0666 EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" Screen "screen1" EndSection Edited July 21, 2005 by coverup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 I have an Intel Extreme in my laptop which is an 82852/82855, and I had to use the Intel drivers, not the ones with Mandrake 10.1 OE to get OpenGL working. What I did was: 1. Download and install the dri-I915......rpm from Intel's website using rpm -Uvh dri-I915......rpm (.... meaning rest of filename) - from the CLI (init 3) without X running. There were dependencies, such as the kernel-source and a few others (i think "ed" is one - it'll mention them when you try the rpm install). 2. Adding the Section "DRI" (which you've done already). 3. Installing mesa and it's dependency libmesa. After that, it worked a treat. Never been able to get it working with just the Mandrake drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted July 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 Downloaded it, rpm -i --force, got the error ERROR: AGPGART did not compile, ERROR: AGPGART did not compile, AGPGART turned off in kernel?? ERROR: kernel modules did not compile. The dri drivers can not be installed without the latest kernel modules. The installation will be aborted. See the dri.log file for information on what went wrong. Packe is installed but not configured. You'll need to use rpm -e dri-I915......rpm to remove this package before re-installing. I tried rpm -e dri-I915......rpm, but got the error; package is not installed. How can get around this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 I've had this once or twice too, what you need to do is try to install again, it'll tell you it's already installed, then rpm -e again to remove. The info I found on Intel's website mentioned you had to use rpm -Uvh to install. To be honest, I don't know what the parameters mean exactly, I just followed it to get it installed. Do you have intel-agp in your modprobe.preload? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted July 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 got it installed with rpm -i --force (after the first unsuccessful attempt, I decided I would force it). It was a stupid thing, kernel sources had to be installed - I was pretty sure I ticked them during the initial install. When will finally Mandrake install sources alongside kernel? 3D now works but performance is pathetic, glxgears give about 500 fps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 That's all I get on mine, I think my lappy card is 32MB video, so assume it's because of that as to why I get 500fps. My ATI Radeon with 128MB gives 1200fps (but that's with the Mandriva drivers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted July 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 I have 64MB video, so the memory does not seem to be the problem (unless of course they use only 16MB :D ). ATI X600 PCI Express 128 Mb gives more than 2000 fps (installed using the same CDs and Mandrake drivers). It's really getting on my nerves.... FC4 looks very rough (screwy fonts, very few applications), but boy it installs without a hitch. About 3 years ago Mandrake used to have the best hardware support, and it's all gone.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 (edited) About 3 years ago Mandrake used to have the best hardware support, and it's all gone.... Personally I was quite happy to see Mandy drop kudzu, because the new hardware detection is both better and faster... But for 10.1 the detector is still kudzu, directly derived from Redhat/Fedora! :P Fedora Core 4 is (almost) bleeding edge, and 10.1 is an (almost) outdated release (some 10 months old). How come Fedora having "very few applications"? For me if I add livna repos they are way, way more than I would ever need... What are you trying to compare? Edited July 22, 2005 by scarecrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 I have 64MB video, so the memory does not seem to be the problem (unless of course they use only 16MB :D ). ATI X600 PCI Express 128 Mb gives more than 2000 fps (installed using the same CDs and Mandrake drivers). It's really getting on my nerves.... FC4 looks very rough (screwy fonts, very few applications), but boy it installs without a hitch. About 3 years ago Mandrake used to have the best hardware support, and it's all gone.... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I daren't install the ATI drivers for my system in case I fubar it! :P I'm not sure on the Intel drivers memory wise. I've only ever managed to get 500fps, which is OK for me for normal desktop use and some of the games, Chromium, etc. I kind of figured it was just my laptop anyway. I did try to install them on LE2005 a few months back, but wouldn't because it said lack of agpgart in kernel, even though I had the source installed. Bizarre! So I returned to 10.1 OE, and all is OK except 500fps, which for me, is OK. I don't play games much :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted July 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 Personally I was quite happy to see Mandy drop kudzu, because the new hardware detection is both better and faster... But for 10.1 the detector is still kudzu, directly derived from Redhat/Fedora! :P Fedora Core 4 is (almost) bleeding edge, and 10.1 is an (almost) outdated release (some 10 months old). How come Fedora having "very few applications"? For me if I add livna repos they are way, way more than I would ever need... What are you trying to compare? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We are not going to bash each other to death over FC4 vs MDK/MDV issue, right ? :D I didn't like FC4 selection of packages because it did not include some of my favourites, such as gv (ghostview), kpackage (which is normally a part of kde-admin but they stripped it off), and some other. The fonts did not look as smooth and solid as those shipped with MDK, and my eyes got tired very soon. Mandrake's look is superior in that regard, and has a lot better organized menu. IMHO, FC4's menu is not very user friendly. The distro is damn solid and very fast, but it's not my cup of tea. On the other hand, MDK has been consistently failing in putting together a distro which would simply work out of box. The last MDK version that I remember not having headache with was MDK6.1. I did not try all of them. 8.2, 9.2, 10.1 which I used all had problems with either video, or sound, or shutdown, or CDROM, or SATA, you know the list... Note that I was always bying official boxes, so you can understand the frustration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 500 is pretty low for a intel integrated 8x series. The standard linux drivers, kernel 'i915', and xorg, 'i810' do an awesome job here - on arch linux, and I get much more fps than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted July 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 500 is pretty low for a intel integrated 8x series. The standard linux drivers, kernel 'i915', and xorg, 'i810' do an awesome job here - on arch linux, and I get much more fps than that. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I know, that's why I am not happy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Mine's the same, 573 fps, and not been able to get it any higher. Mandrake 10.1 Official with it's drivers wouldn't allow OpenGL to work. I had to install the Intel ones, and this is all I seem to be able to get. Using mesa, but I guess this is the only real way to use OpenGL anyway, I suppose would be nice to get it working faster, but as I don't play games, other than the Linux ones (Chromium, etc), it's acceptable. I'll see if I can find some way to "tweak" it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 But the UTTERLY heavily patched Fedora and Mandriva kernels are not comparable to the Arch Linux kernels, which are almost vanilla and i686- optimized! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted July 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Well I tried Mandriva Limited 2005. The 3D acceleration works out of the box, but the performance is no better than in 10.1. So I returned back to 10.1. I also tried to start X with -depth 16bpp. The glxgears performance jumps up to nearly 900fps. Tuxracer is pretty smooth at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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