On Saturday 06 September 2003 7:52 pm, you wrote:
On Saturday 06 September 2003 04:23 pm, Franklin Maurer wrote: [...] <snipped>
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R250 <snipped>
If that is not available, then go for the R250, it's in the list.
I only have rv250 in sax2. Then there's r200 & r300 I didn't see a r250. I did notice that when I run glxinfo ... OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R200 20020827 AGP 1x x86/MMX/3DNow!/SSE TCL Agp 1x? but the card and my system can do 4x. Is this controllable in linux? and why is it Mesa? I'll check the bios when I'm done downloading the kernel source, but I'm sure it's set right(to 4x).
The gears program is a lousy way to check for 3D. Use it to get an idea, but don't try to base anything around it. Try "3Ddiag", to see if it is using the switch2xf86_glx and then do "glxinfo", to see if direct rendering is turned on.
Direct rendering is on.
From what you have said above, my guess is that everything is good to go as your results are quite good, both in full screen & small. Lastly, try a 3D game or screensaver, you'll know right away if things are working ok. I think they are.
They are, with certain flaws. On full screen gears the teeth seem to pass through each other rather than mesh together. Tux has this odd flying trail behind it in tux racer. But I think that the setting of agp 1x is the problem.
Oh, by the way, the kernel module and instructions are included in the 3.2.5 ATI driver. If you are using the k_deflt kernel, it will do everything automatically for you.
Nope I use k_athlon. Is the source the same for both kernels? -- Franklin Maurer Using SuSE 8.2 Pro
On Sunday 07 September 2003 12:11 am, Franklin Maurer wrote: [...]
I only have rv250 in sax2. Then there's r200 & r300 I didn't see a r250.
I did notice that when I run glxinfo ... OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R200 20020827 AGP 1x x86/MMX/3DNow!/SSE TCL [...]
Oh, by the way, the kernel module and instructions are included in the 3.2.5 ATI driver. If you are using the k_deflt kernel, it will do everything automatically for you.
Nope I use k_athlon. Is the source the same for both kernels?
-- Franklin Maurer Using SuSE 8.2 Pro ====================
For the agp, Franklin, add this to your XF86Config file located in your /etc/X11 directory. These lines go under the Section "Device" heading. Option "AGPmode" "4" Option "accel" Add them just as they appear here and that should kick your AGP 4x into action. The 3D module for the ATI drivers will have to be compiled per the instructions included, as I had to do on my k_athlon kernel. Everything is the same, no matter what kernel. But remember, if you change kernels, those files compiled against your old kernel will not work. Again, if after running 3Ddiag, as user, you don't see that it is using the switch2xf86_glx, then you must go into /etc/sysconfig/3ddiag and change it to use that instead of Mesa. Pat -- --- KMail v1.5.3-3 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...
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