On Thu, 2008-06-12 at 08:15 -0700, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> Mark R Bowyer wrote:
> > Well, I just hit this - wish I'd found this thread before I image-updated.
> > =O(
> >
> > Before, with the initial install, to get compiz to work on my Ferrari 3400
> > (with ATI 9700 graphics) I had to install Minskey's nv77 radeon driver,
> > then reinstall the compiz from Erwann's blog,
> > --with-experimental-ati-support. Then it worked.
> >
> > After the upgrade to 2008.11, I found compiz couldn't start again - same
> > "no AIGLX, so this wont work" error. So once again I add the radeon driver
> > and reinstall compiz, and this doesn't change anything.
> >
> > And now I don't know even how to get back the 2008.11 binaries to try
> > something else =O} I didn't realise before that the compiz install
> > replaces the xserver binary too, for instance.
> >
> > Can anyone provide some advice? It's all working great on my U20 with
> > NVidia. I'd just like it working again on my ATI based laptop. =O}
>
> The radeon DRI drivers are integrated into nv_90 - I was able to run compiz
> on my Ferrari 4000 (not well, but it started) after doing the pkg image-update
> without having to change or tweak anything.
OK, well I'm using the Package Manager to remove and reinstall the
compiz, SUNWxorg-graphics-ddx and SUNWxorg-server packages, to try to
get back what I had, and will try again. But I'm not sure why it failed
before, or if, for instance, I still need the radeon/dri kernel modules
- these seem to only have the Xserver modules in?
Ta,
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