On Sunday 16 July 2006 17:36, Michael Sullivan wrote: > On Sun, 2006-07-16 at 16:43 +0200, Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: > > On Sunday 16 July 2006 16:24, Michael Sullivan wrote: > > > Since the upgrade to modular X my wife has not been able to view her > > > favourite screesaver (our cats.) Whenever she runs the GLSlideshow > > > screensaver, she gets the following error: > > > > > > > > > Xlib extension GLX missing on display ":0.0" > > > > > > glslideshow display :0.0 does not support the GLX extension > > > > glxinfo > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > dmesg > > eselect opengl list > > is usually the minimum information needed. Because the vendor recalled > > the magic crystal balls some weeks ago. > > > > You don't have any nvidia stuff. > > > > You have sis integrated graphic. So you need sis support in the kernel. > > > > make menuconfig > > > > --->Device Drivers > > > > ---->Character Devices > > > > Turn on AGP for sis chipsets. Turn on dri support. Install > > x11-drivers/xf86-video-sis > > install > > x11-misc/sisctrl > > > > use google. Search for sis integrated graphics and xorg. There are lots > > of examples (can't help here, don't have sis integrated graphics. > > I searched google for "sis integrated graphics, xorg" and it pulled up a > lot of information, but I don't know exactly what I'm looking for. I > turned on /dev/agpgart for SIS and DRI in the kernel and rebooted with > it. I installed xf86-video-sis and sisctrl. sisctrl didn't work the > way I expected: > > catherine ~ # modprobe --list | grep 'sis' > /lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r13/kernel/drivers/scsi/sata_sis.ko > /lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r13/kernel/drivers/net/sis900.ko > catherine ~ # modprobe sata_sis > catherine ~ # modprobe sis900 > catherine ~ # modprobe glx
you don't modprobe glx. It is a Xorg module, not a kernel module. > FATAL: Module glx not found. that is correct. > catherine ~ # modprobe --list | grep 'glx' this too ;) > catherine ~ # sisctrl > SiS video adaptor not found > This program is for SiS 300, 315 and 330 series only > and requires the Xv (XVideo) extension. do you have libXv installed? > > Identifier "Card0" > Driver "sis" > VendorName "Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]" > BoardName "Unknown Board" > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" did you create that entry or a config app? do you have the dri-useflag set? maybe this helps you: http://www.winischhofer.eu/linuxsisvga.shtml (the 6XX chipsets and the 7XX chipsets are more or less identical. 6=intel, 7=amd) -- [email protected] mailing list
