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Old 05-22-2007, 02:37 PM   #1
slimshady
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XGL/AIGLX/Beryl Problem

Hi, this is my first linux install and i have everything working except Beryl, i installed beryl following this guide but it didnt worked, direct rendering wasnt working, so i installed ati's propietary drivers, but they only work with XGL, and i cant manage to install it and make it work...
im using a 2.6.18 kernel, an etch/lenny hybrid and ati 8.36.5 drivers.

running beryl --test-only returns:

Code:
slimshady@localhost:~$ beryl --test-only
**************************************************************
* Beryl system compatiblity check                            *
**************************************************************

Detected xserver                                : AIGLX

Checking Display :0.0 ...

Checking for XComposite extension               : passed (v0.3)
Checking for XDamage extension                  : passed
Checking for RandR extension                    : passed
Checking for XSync extension                    : passed

Checking Screen 0 ...

Checking for GLX_SGIX_fbconfig                  : passed
Checking for GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap        : passed
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
Checking for non power of two texture support   : failed

Support for non power of two textures missing
this is my xorg.conf:
Code:
slimshady@localhost:~$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "Default Layout"
        Screen         "Default Screen" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
        InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"

        # path to defoma fonts
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
        FontPath     "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load  "bitmap"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "ddc"
        Load  "dri"
        Load  "extmod"
        Load  "freetype"
        Load  "glx"
        Load  "int10"
        Load  "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver      "kbd"
        Option      "CoreKeyboard"
        Option      "XkbRules" "xorg"
        Option      "XkbModel" "logiinkseusb"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
        Option      "XkbVariant" "intl"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Configured Mouse"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "CorePointer"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option      "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
        Option      "Buttons" "9"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Acer AL1914"
        Option      "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "ATi Radeon 9600 Pro"
        Driver      "fglrx"
        Option      "UseFBDev" "true"
        Option      "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
        BusID       "PCI:2:0:0"
        Option      "AddARGBGLXVisuals"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Default Screen"
        Device     "ATi Radeon 9600 Pro"
        Monitor    "Acer AL1914"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     1
                Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     4
                Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     8
                Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     15
                Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     16
                Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
                Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
        Mode         0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
        Option      "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
fglrxinfo:
Code:
slimshady@localhost:~$ fglrxinfo
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
display: :0.0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.5.1)

glxinfo:
Code:
slimshady@localhost:~$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_OML_swap_method,
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_hyperpipe,
    GLX_SGIX_swap_barrier, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
client glx vendor string: ATI
client glx version string: 1.3
client glx extensions:
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_ARB_multisample,
    GLX_ATI_pixel_format_float, GLX_ATI_render_texture
GLX version: 1.2
GLX extensions:
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_ARB_multisample
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.5.1)
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
    GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
    GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_blend_color,
    GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
    GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3,
    GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
    GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x23 24 tc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  1 0 None
0x24 24 tc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  8 16 16 16  0  1 0 None
0x25 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  1 0 None
0x26 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  1 0 None
0x27 24 dc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  1 0 None
0x28 24 dc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  8 16 16 16  0  1 0 None
0x29 24 dc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  1 0 None
0x2a 24 dc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  1 0 None
0x3d 32 tc  1  0  0 c  .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
i'll appreciate any help on this
Last edited by slimshady; 05-22-2007 at 03:05 PM.
 
Old 05-22-2007, 03:05 PM   #2
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The fglrx driver does not allow for composite, any time you add that to your xorg.conf file you will not get the fglrx driver.

You may try the ati xorg driver.
 
Old 05-23-2007, 12:13 AM   #3
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Not the "ati" driver, the "radeon" driver.

Evidently AIGLX will work with some ATI cards using the open-source radeon driver (see this Sabayon Linux wiki entry, for example). As a matter of fact, a good way to tell if the radeon driver + AIGLX will work with your graphics card would be to download the Sabayon live CD and run it.

There's a Gentoo wiki article that shows how to enable AIGLX in your xorg.conf file here.

You don't want XGL on Debian. It's unsupported and unmaintained, and thus, very buggy.

I have a laptop with an ATI Mobility 200M chipset. I have to use XGL to use compiz or beryl (it's too slow with the radeon driver), so I installed openSUSE on it. They invented and still maintain XGL. I'd much rather have Debian on it, though.

If nothing else works, and you've just got to have your eye candy, get an nvidia card.
 
  


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