Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
On Monday 13 April 2009 02:32:18 Mike Kazantsev wrote: On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:26:19 +0100 Peter Humphrey pe...@humphrey.ukfsn.org wrote: On Saturday 11 April 2009 11:26:11 Mike Kazantsev wrote: If so, try x11-misc/driconf. Is this for ATI only? On my box I get a complaint about libGL being too old. Actually, it's absent altogether. I have nvidia. Could be even mesa-only, sorry, because I've used it only with intel IGP, but suppose it should be worth a try. So not ATI-only then. Do you know what package includes libGL? I've looked on Google but haven't found anything. I asked this yesterday but just got an unrelated reply. -- Rgds Peter
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
On Monday 13 April 2009 11:00:01 Peter Humphrey wrote: On Monday 13 April 2009 02:32:18 Mike Kazantsev wrote: On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:26:19 +0100 Peter Humphrey pe...@humphrey.ukfsn.org wrote: On Saturday 11 April 2009 11:26:11 Mike Kazantsev wrote: If so, try x11-misc/driconf. Is this for ATI only? On my box I get a complaint about libGL being too old. Actually, it's absent altogether. I have nvidia. Could be even mesa-only, sorry, because I've used it only with intel IGP, but suppose it should be worth a try. So not ATI-only then. Do you know what package includes libGL? I've looked on Google but haven't found anything. I asked this yesterday but just got an unrelated reply. It depends: a...@nazgul ~/wine $ equery belongs /usr/lib64/opengl/xorg- x11/lib/libGL.so.1.2 [ Searching for file(s) /usr/lib64/opengl/xorg-x11/lib/libGL.so.1.2 in *... ] media-libs/mesa-7.4 (/usr/lib64/opengl/xorg-x11/lib/libGL.so.1.2) a...@nazgul ~/wine $ equery belongs /usr/lib32/opengl/xorg- x11/lib/libGL.so.1.2 [ Searching for file(s) /usr/lib32/opengl/xorg-x11/lib/libGL.so.1.2 in *... ] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20080810 (/usr/lib32/opengl/xorg- x11/lib/libGL.so.1.2) On a 32bit system, it will be mesa -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
Am Sonntag, 12. April 2009 schrieb Peter Humphrey: On Saturday 11 April 2009 11:26:11 Mike Kazantsev wrote: If so, try x11-misc/driconf. Is this for ATI only? On my box I get a complaint about libGL being too old. Actually, it's absent altogether. I have nvidia. Nvidia's closed source drivers don't use DRI.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
On Monday 13 April 2009 10:58:38 Jens Krahe wrote: Am Sonntag, 12. April 2009 schrieb Peter Humphrey: On Saturday 11 April 2009 11:26:11 Mike Kazantsev wrote: If so, try x11-misc/driconf. Is this for ATI only? On my box I get a complaint about libGL being too old. Actually, it's absent altogether. I have nvidia. Nvidia's closed source drivers don't use DRI. Ah. Thanks for saving me a bit of head-scratching. Thanks also to Alan, whose help it seems I can't use after all. -- Rgds Peter
[gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
Jens Krahe wrote: Am Sonntag, 12. April 2009 schrieb Peter Humphrey: On Saturday 11 April 2009 11:26:11 Mike Kazantsev wrote: If so, try x11-misc/driconf. Is this for ATI only? On my box I get a complaint about libGL being too old. Actually, it's absent altogether. I have nvidia. Nvidia's closed source drivers don't use DRI. Neither does ATI's. driconf settings are only picked up by the open source drivers that support DRI.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
On Saturday 11 April 2009 11:26:11 Mike Kazantsev wrote: If so, try x11-misc/driconf. Is this for ATI only? On my box I get a complaint about libGL being too old. Actually, it's absent altogether. I have nvidia. -- Rgds Peter
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:26:19 +0100 Peter Humphrey pe...@humphrey.ukfsn.org wrote: On Saturday 11 April 2009 11:26:11 Mike Kazantsev wrote: If so, try x11-misc/driconf. Is this for ATI only? On my box I get a complaint about libGL being too old. Actually, it's absent altogether. I have nvidia. Could be even mesa-only, sorry, because I've used it only with intel IGP, but suppose it should be worth a try. -- Mike Kazantsev // fraggod.net signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
On Tuesday 07 April 2009, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: Mick wrote: BTW, the new xorg dri is really slow. You need to enable EXA as acceleration type. And for that, you *need* an xorg.conf. Section Device Driver radeon Option AccelMethod EXA EndSection I believe the default is XAA which is slow. Also, with that driver, it makes more sense to get the latest (~arch) along with ~arch DRI kernel modules. The unstable ones (according to portage) are actually way more stable and faster than the stable ones. I tried EXA but it made no difference. I'll wait for the ~arch to become stable I guess, as it does not bother me. -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:08:50 +0100 Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: I tried EXA but it made no difference. Prehaps you forgot to setup dri? If so, try x11-misc/driconf. -- Mike Kazantsev // fraggod.net signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
On Saturday 11 April 2009, Mike Kazantsev wrote: On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:08:50 +0100 Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: I tried EXA but it made no difference. Prehaps you forgot to setup dri? If so, try x11-misc/driconf. Thanks Mike, how do you mean set up dri? It is shown as 'yes' in glxinfo. -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:33:10 +0100 Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Mike, how do you mean set up dri? It is shown as 'yes' in glxinfo. ... On Saturday 11 April 2009, Mike Kazantsev wrote: If so, try x11-misc/driconf. Just try this tool, it's GUI, written just for that purpose. It'll create ~/.drirc file, which was necessary for me (intel igp) to get x10+ performance gain with OpenGL-enabled games. -- Mike Kazantsev // fraggod.net signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Nikos Chantziaras rea...@arcor.de wrote: Mick wrote: BTW, the new xorg dri is really slow. You need to enable EXA as acceleration type. And for that, you *need* an xorg.conf. Section Device Driver radeon Option AccelMethod EXA EndSection I believe the default is XAA which is slow. Also, with that driver, it makes more sense to get the latest (~arch) along with ~arch DRI kernel modules. The unstable ones (according to portage) are actually way more stable and faster than the stable ones. I just added that line on my laptop and now XFCE is much faster now. Thank you!
[gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
Mick wrote: BTW, the new xorg dri is really slow. You need to enable EXA as acceleration type. And for that, you *need* an xorg.conf. Section Device Driver radeon Option AccelMethod EXA EndSection I believe the default is XAA which is slow. Also, with that driver, it makes more sense to get the latest (~arch) along with ~arch DRI kernel modules. The unstable ones (according to portage) are actually way more stable and faster than the stable ones.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [xorg-server-1.5] managing graphic card
On Tuesday 07 April 2009, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: Mick wrote: BTW, the new xorg dri is really slow. You need to enable EXA as acceleration type. And for that, you *need* an xorg.conf. Section Device Driver radeon Option AccelMethod EXA EndSection I believe the default is XAA which is slow. Also, with that driver, it makes more sense to get the latest (~arch) along with ~arch DRI kernel modules. The unstable ones (according to portage) are actually way more stable and faster than the stable ones. Thanks for this useful hint! -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
