i just noticed that the 3D on my linux box was actually emulated by software.
while i configured the X by specifying to use of the radeon driver. anybody
knows about this?


--
heavytull

<posted & mailed>

heavytull wrote:

> i just noticed that the 3D on my linux box was actually emulated by
> software. while i configured the X by specifying to use of the radeon
> driver. anybody knows about this?
>
>
this might help
http://www.linuxgames.com/forums/ind...516a22b4a4c34c

<posted & mailed>

heavytull wrote:

> i just noticed that the 3D on my linux box was actually emulated by software.
> while i configured the X by specifying to use of the radeon driver. anybody
> knows about this?
>
>
I forgot to mention that i'm using Slack 11
--
heavytull

<posted & mailed>

heavytull wrote:

> i just noticed that the 3D on my linux box was actually emulated by
> software. while i configured the X by specifying to use of the radeon
> driver. anybody knows about this?

I'm not sure that the X300 is supported by the latest radeon driver, but
assuming it is, make sure that the "agpgart" and "radeon" kernel modules
are loaded before starting X.

I also use the "ati" driver, rather than "radeon" in xorg.conf, but I don't
know if this makes any difference: X seems to load the radeon driver
anyway.


Good luck,
Jeffrey

heavytull wrote:

> i just noticed that the 3D on my linux box was actually emulated by software.
> while i configured the X by specifying to use of the radeon driver. anybody
> knows about this?

Simply go to the ATI website and download/run
ati-driver-installer-8.32.5-x86.x86_64.run.
It load drivers for the X300 and a good set of
documentation for checking and fine tuning
video frame speed.

It also updates your xorg.conf file.

--
LittleJohn
Madison, AL

Jeffrey Froman wrote:

> <posted & mailed>
>
> heavytull wrote:
>
>> i just noticed that the 3D on my linux box was actually emulated by
>> software. while i configured the X by specifying to use of the radeon
>> driver. anybody knows about this?
>
> I'm not sure that the X300 is supported by the latest radeon driver, but
> assuming it is, make sure that the "agpgart" and "radeon" kernel modules
> are loaded before starting X.
>
a module called radeon?
yes agpgart is loaded.

but there is no module called radeon.
i configured the X to make it load the radeon driver, but those drivers I think
are not like the kernel modules.

> I also use the "ati" driver, rather than "radeon" in xorg.conf, but I don't
> know if this makes any difference: X seems to load the radeon driver
> anyway.
>
>
> Good luck,
> Jeffrey

--
heavytull

LittleJohn wrote:

> heavytull wrote:
>
>> i just noticed that the 3D on my linux box was actually emulated by software.
>> while i configured the X by specifying to use of the radeon driver. anybody
>> knows about this?
>
> Simply go to the ATI website and download/run
> ati-driver-installer-8.32.5-x86.x86_64.run.
> It load drivers for the X300 and a good set of
> documentation for checking and fine tuning
> video frame speed.
>
> It also updates your xorg.conf file.
>
since there is an installer which do tell you which files are gonna be written i
didn't dare install those proprietary ati drivers.
anyway i have read there's a good open source driver for radeon chipset.


--
heavytull

<posté comme article et comme courrier>

Le mardi 6 février 2007 22:11, heavytull s'est exprimé de la sorte sur
alt.os.linux.slackware :

> i just noticed that the 3D on my linux box was actually emulated by
> software. while i configured the X by specifying to use of the radeon
> driver. anybody knows about this?
>
All you want is here :

http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/Building

Follow the instructions, that's not so hard or long.

I just spent some time to fix this problem too on a 6800 Mobility board
--
@+
Doug [Linux user #307925] - Slackware RuleZ ;-)
[Pourquoi t'es qui, qu'est ce que tu fais par où ?]
-- Pour me contacter enlever no-spam (2X) --

Doug713705 wrote:

> <posté comme article et comme courrier>
>
> Le mardi 6 février 2007 22:11, heavytull s'est exprimé de la sorte sur
> alt.os.linux.slackware :
>
>> i just noticed that the 3D on my linux box was actually emulated by
>> software. while i configured the X by specifying to use of the radeon
>> driver. anybody knows about this?
>>
> All you want is here :
>
> http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/Building
>
> Follow the instructions, that's not so hard or long.
yes it seems interesting, but after reading just a few lines of that wiki, i
wondered actually whether 3D acceleration wasn't supplied by slack packages.
So on my slack 11 box I cannot get 3D accel until I install mesa?????

>
> I just spent some time to fix this problem too on a 6800 Mobility board

--
heavytull

heavytull wrote:

> That I wrote:

>> Simply go to the ATI website and download/run
>> ati-driver-installer-8.32.5-x86.x86_64.run.
>> It load drivers for the X300 and a good set of
>> documentation for checking and fine tuning
>> video frame speed.
>>
>> It also updates your xorg.conf file.
>>
> since there is an installer which do tell you which files are gonna be
> written i didn't dare install those proprietary ati drivers.

Why??? If you trusted ATI enough to buy their hardware, which contains
hardcoded software, why would you not trust their "proprietary" software?

The installer compiles the driver code on your machine and provides a
install log and an uninstaller. That's about as good as it gets in the
real world.

> anyway i have read there's a good open source driver for radeon chipset.

I really doubt you'll find a better driver than one designed by the vendor
that made the chipset. If you do, please post it.

Also, you might want to consider using your shift key again. The 'No Caps'
fad died out about twenty years ago.

--
LittleJohn
Madison, AL