rbk25 Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 I have already started backing up all my data, so i can start the reformat in about 10 min. It shouldnt be big deal getting my system back up to par since i use easy urpmi, for a newbie. I will try the exact steps that you posted above. I do have one question. Do i need to still download opengl from ati's website or is it going to already be in my distro? thanks again. i really appreciate your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 No, nothing needs to be downloaded from ATI. OpenGL is in the MESA libraries we will be installing. Much better :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbk25 Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 alright here we go!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbk25 Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 of course i ran into a problem. I have the load dri in the modules section, but i dont have the dri section at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 OK, just add this to the bottom. It should be like the section I have in my xorg.conf as I posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbk25 Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 as of right now i have added the dri section as you mentioned above and rebooted and checke it. looked ok to me but still # glxinfo | grep direct Loading required GL library /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.2 direct rendering: No OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect [root@localhost ryan]# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 OK, did you install Mesa? You can do this through System/Configuration/Packaging/Install Software, and choosing the all option, and then search for mesa. Then select the package named Mesa-......mdk.rpm or whatever, the libmesa required will then also be selected. Or, it can be done from the prompt using: urpmi Mesa let me know how you've got on. If you still find that it's not working, and the load dri line and the Section dri has been included (as per the format in my xorg.conf), please post all your xorg.conf so I can take a look, and see if there is anything obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Oh, and make sure that mesa is type Mesa when you use the urpmi command, else it won't be able to install. Or alternatively, use the GUI Install Software as mentioned just to make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbk25 Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 (edited) Might it be the other way around?? i did already isntall Mesa but not mesa # urpmi mesa To satisfy dependencies, the following 3 packages are going to be installed (6 MB): libxmms1-1.2.10-20mdk.i586 xmms-1.2.10-20mdk.i586 xmms-mesa-1.2.10-20mdk.i586 Is this OK? (Y/n) y [root@localhost ryan]# urpmi Mesa The package(s) are already installed [root@localhost ryan]# I did cancel out of the above mesa install before it downloaded Edited January 26, 2006 by rbk25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbk25 Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 here is my xorg.conf file # 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 does not 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 "dri" # direct rendering Load "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "en_US" Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin" 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 "Plug'n Play" ModelName "DELL P780" HorizSync 30-85 VertRefresh 48-120 # 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" VendorName "ATI" BoardName "ATI Radeon (fglrx)" Driver "radeon" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 16 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 EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" Screen "screen1" EndSection Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Can you add this just above the load "dri" line: load "glx" reboot, and see what glxinfo gives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbk25 Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 when i type # glxinfo | grep direct I get nothing but glxinfo i get $ glxinfo name of display: :0.0 Loading required GL library /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.2 display: :0 screen: 0 direct rendering: No server glx vendor string: SGI server glx version string: 1.2 server glx extensions: GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig client glx vendor string: SGI client glx version string: 1.4 client glx extensions: GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory, GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group GLX extensions: GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.2.1) OpenGL extensions: GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_shadow_ambient, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_ATIX_texture_env_combine3, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_point_sprite, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SGIX_shadow, GL_SGIX_shadow_ambient, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays glu version: 1.3 glu extensions: GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0x23 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x24 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 None 0x25 16 tc 0 24 0 r y . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x26 16 tc 0 24 0 r . . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x27 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x28 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 None 0x29 16 dc 0 24 0 r y . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x2a 16 dc 0 24 0 r . . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 OK, but did you add the: load "glx" above the line load "dri", that I mentioned in previous post? If so, then put a "#" at the beginning of the load "dri" line, as well as the three Section "DRI" lines you added at the bottom of xorg.conf and reboot and see what glxinfo reports then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbk25 Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 I noticed a glx.conf file, would i have to modify that at all?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 No, shouldn't need to. See above post on further editing on xorg.conf. It suggests disabling dri, but we leave the load "glx" line, to see if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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