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Re: [opensuse] Beryl and xgl
  • From: Hans van der Merwe <hvdmerwe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:59:51 +0000
  • Message-id: <1172476791.4257.32.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 15:42 +0100, Matthias Hopf wrote:
> On Feb 21, 07 16:01:44 +0200, Hans van der Merwe wrote:
> > Before I run "gnome-xgl-switch", glxinfo indicates direct rendering:
> > Yes, X nice and fast
> >
> > After "gnome-xgl-switch --enable-xgl" and X restart I get direct
> > rendering: No, and X is really slow, unusable (before even starting
> > beryl)
>
> - Direct rendering: No is a FAQ: read
> http://en.opensuse.org/Xgl#Frequently_Asked_Questions_.28FAQ.29
> - Using Xgl *without* a composition manager is typically pretty slow.
> - Beryl is unsupported from our side. So before doing any bug reports
> (if issues remain) please test with compiz first.
>
> > Beryl performance is ok, not great, but I guess that's because of
> > rending being off.
>
> No.
>
> There is a patched Xgl version since yesterday, which accelerates intel
> and radeon drivers. You might want to test it:
>
> http://software.opensuse.org/download/X11:/XGL/

Thanks, but I switched to AIGLX, it just works better IMHO.
I need Google Earth to work alongside GL desktop.




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