Ooops. I mean the radeon mobility 9700 gpu. I see that other people get 2D acceleration but not 3D. I don't seem to get any.
Thanks. -wn On Oct 31, 2006, at 8:19 AM, Warren Nagourney wrote: > Thanks very much for your replies! > > I fixed part of the video problem using a suggestion on the YDL > solutions site: I was able to get the video back by using some form > of CTRL-OPTION-F2 to get a terminal and executed Xautoconfig to > regenerate a useable configuration file. The video now looks good, > but it is still not accelerated. Is there any way to ensure > accelerated video on a machine using an ATI mobility 7700 gpu? > > The reason for thinking that the video is not accelerated is that I > briefly get multiple window outlines when I move one Firefox window > over another one. They quickly collapse, but this shouldn't happen if > the video is accelerated. > > Thanks. > > -wn > > On Oct 30, 2006, at 5:51 PM, Derick Centeno wrote: > >> Hi Warren! >> >> Welcome. >> >> If you don't mind I'll intersperse my replies with your questions. >> >> Warren Nagourney wrote: >>> I have a few YDL questions - perhaps this should have been sent to >>> the new users list; if this list is inappropriate, my apologies. >>> >>> I am attempting to install YDL 4.1 on an external Firewire drive >>> attached to a 1.5 GHz Powerbook 17" laptop. It seemed to install >>> successfully and launched into the KDE display manager. I noticed >>> first that the graphics were painfully slow - when running the web >>> browser (Firefox, I believe) there were many video artifacts when >>> one >>> moved the browser window indicating very very slow refresh. First >>> question is how do I ensure that I have accelerated video? >>> >>> >> Fortunately, I've done the above myself using a 1.67 GHz PB. I >> don't >> mind going through the details of how this was done, however I would >> like to first suggest a different approach entirely -- if you are >> willing to consider it. I discovered that this approach saved me >> time >> and was very convenient. Essentially what I did was partition my >> PB's >> HD one for YDL and the other for OS X. Switching between YDL 4.1 >> and OS >> X is merely a matter pressing a button (the option key). >> >> Of course I have no idea how much data is on your OS X side, but if >> you >> back that up say with Dantz's Retrospect. Then you can prepare to >> split >> the PB HD with Apple's Disk Utility (recall HFS+ for OS X and Free >> Space >> for the section you intend for YDL). After that reinstall OS X to >> the >> side it will reside in and if you have really a lot of data you can >> offload it to the external firewire drive. Meanwhile you continue to >> complete the YDL installation process with the 1st YDL Install CD and >> just initiate the YDL installation sequence. You and the YDL >> installation program should see the prepared partition dedicated >> for YDL >> immediately. The nice thing about doing this is that if you move >> into >> serious development with YDL you can show immediately or nearly so, >> whatever you are working on. And you'll have a full server package >> (several server packages actually) available from within YDL. >> >> OS X then becomes an appendage, while YDL becomes the work horse. >> And you loose carrying about an external drive. >> >> Now, if what I just shared doesn't interest you then, I'll submit to >> describing doing things as you initially wished. I just thought >> you'd >> appreciate a chance to rethink the entire matter. >> >>> Next, when playing with the display configuration, I managed to set >>> an excessive refresh rate so I now get gibberish on the screen. Is >>> there a simple way to reset the graphics? (through xconfig or >>> something like this using a terminal?). >>> >> Within KDE: Click upon the K such that you see System Settings, then >> select Display. Doing this brings up a dialog box. Select >> Resolution >> and Color Depth under the Settings tab. See what works for you. >> Next >> select Monitor and Video under the Hardware tab. Select Apple >> Titanium >> PB G4. and the video card you have installed. >> >> OS X and YDL don't see the same hardware the same way so if you >> examine >> what OS X reports from within System Profiler then when you select >> Graphics/Displays you should see something -- on my system it is ATI >> Mobility Radeon 9700. YDL sees the same device differently so make >> note >> somewhere of all the other associated details of that card and you >> should see or recognize something within the Display app within KDE. >> >> Within the Gnome environment the process is similar. >>> Finally, can one recommend a development system for making >>> multiwindow apps using OpenGL? I have been doing this for a >>> number of >>> years using Project Builder and now Xcode in OSX and have had >>> reasonable success. For a number of uninteresting reasons, I am in >>> the process of abandoning the Apple platform due to the switch to >>> Intel, an architecture I have no interest in. (Also, in my opinion, >>> Xcode is getting worse with each new version and the vaunted Cocoa >>> developing environment is getting less and less attractive). My >>> ultimate goal is playing with the Cell on a PS3 (I have many >>> scientific programs which should benefit from the extreme >>> parallelism >>> - I already get a 4x increase in speed using altivec in an optical >>> raytracer and anticipate more from the Cell). >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any help. >>> >>> Warren Nagourney >>> >>> >> Ok! Warren you found the right place! Instead of diving into 4.1 >> why >> not just wait for YDL 5.0? The desktop environment known as E17 >> makes >> OS X look very weak. >> Of course what is even better however is that because E17 is open >> source >> as is everything else in YDL, you can participate with the various >> projects improving one or another thing according to your wishes >> without >> being blocked by anyone telling you -- no you may not study this! I >> have no advanced information regarding how this will run within a PB >> environment but my experience with YDL 4.1 is that it is very fast >> and >> allows the G4 to strut to it's best. What is also exciting is that >> many >> of, if not all, of the codes for the G4 which were formally closed or >> unavailable are becoming more open source all the time. So accessing >> the Altivec directly is getting easier all the time. >> >> This is not an area I would normally write about or discuss, but >> you've >> mentioned ideas which other members of this community have considered >> and discussed. >> >> The G4 admittedly is not the Cell, and nothing will remove the >> excitement of having available that kind of power for one's self to >> test, examine and explore with. However, >> you could still use the G4 laptop as a kind of proof of concept >> device >> where you work on an aspect of an idea or method within the G4 and >> then >> see how it can be expanded on the Cell. Currently on the TSS pages >> there are no details or specifics regarding which G4 laptops will run >> YDL 5. There are taunts and teases and many aficionados are looking >> forward to discover what is finally revealed. The good news is >> that we >> are all waiting for a wonderful tool which is only limited by the >> breadth of our imaginations! >> >> Best wishes.... 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