ATI driver problem

[Felix Jodoin]

Actually, it's a pci and a rage pro. I would know, I have that same 
comp.
The reason is is that the stock XServer for YDL 3 just doesn't have 
support for it (neither does quartz extreme and opengl in mac os x).
I myself use the fbdev driver, and I think I get a pretty decent 
framerate...
-Felix

On 25-Mar-04, at 8:45 PM, Francis X. Maier wrote:

> My YDL 3.0 is running on an original 333 iMac with an ATI Rage 128 
> (AGP, I think).
>
> When I do "glxgears," I get an FPS of between 80 and 100 on the 3D 
> spinning wheels image.
>
> But when I run "glxinfo | grep rendering," I get a "direct rendering: 
> no" message.
>
> I've gone into /etc/X11/XF86Config and uncommented "load DRI," per 
> info I've found on the web.  It apparently has no effect.
>
> I've also tried substituting the "r128" driver for the "fbdev" driver, 
> but then my xserver won't start and I'm stuck in text display.  The 
> card only seems happy with "fbdev" as the driver (haven't tried the 
> "ati" driver -- couldn't find any references to that working on the 
> web).
>
> Anyone have any suggestions for getting 3D hardware acceleration?  
> I've gone to the ATI site, but their Linux drivers all seem to be for 
> the higher end Radeon cards.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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