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Old 02-16-2007, 10:02 PM   #1
dbarrick
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Beryl + FC6 + ATI

Hello everyone. Has anyone had any success installing Beryl on FC6 with an ATI video card. The card I'm using is ATI X1600 (see signature).

I've installed the ATI proprietary drivers and have gotten the 3D rendering working.

However, when I installed Beryl (yum install beryl-kde) nothing seems to happen. I launch Beryl using beryl-manager. All I get is the hour glass with a diamond thinking, and flicker of the screen. I don't see the splash screen for Beryl. I do have the Diamond on the bottom right corner of the screen. When I right click the diamond and change the settings, the screen flickers and that's it.

More info. The screen flickers and now the task bar disappears.
[HTML]
[root@localhost ~]# beryl-manager
[root@localhost ~]# **************************************************************
* Beryl system compatiblity check *
**************************************************************

Detected xserver : AIGLX

Checking Display :0.0 ...

Checking for XComposite extension : failed

No composite extension
beryl: No composite extensio[/HTML]

Has anyone installed Beryl using the above config (Beryl + FC6 + ATI)?

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks,
Dion
Last edited by dbarrick; 02-16-2007 at 11:29 PM. Reason: included more information
 
Old 02-17-2007, 06:19 PM   #2
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What does 'yum installed | grep beryl' say?

Here's mine
Code:
[shrikant@shricore64 ~]$ yum list installed | grep beryl
beryl.x86_64                             0.1.9999.1-3.fc6       installed       
beryl-core.x86_64                        0.1.9999.1-3.fc6       installed       
beryl-gnome.x86_64                       0.1.9999.1-3.fc6       installed       
beryl-kde.x86_64                         0.1.9999.1-3.fc6       installed       
beryl-manager.x86_64                     0.1.9999.1-2.fc6       installed       
beryl-plugins.x86_64                     0.1.9999.1-1.fc6       installed       
beryl-settings.x86_64                    0.1.9999.1-4.fc6       installed       
beryl-settings-simple.x86_64             0.1.9999.1-4.fc6       installed
Edit : You can just do 'yum install beryl' and all get installed.

Have you got all the packages installed?
Last edited by Hitboxx; 02-17-2007 at 06:20 PM.
 
Old 02-18-2007, 11:29 AM   #3
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shrikant,

Are you running ati? I'm running a dual monitor setup.

Below is my xorg.conf I have Composite false because in previous threads it seemed like the ati driver doesn't support composite.

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# Xorg configuration created by pyxf86config

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "DesktopSetup" "horizontal"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[1]"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]"
Device "aticonfig-Device[1]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "false"
EndSection
[/HTML]

Here are the packages I have
[HTML]
[root@localhost ~]# yum list installed | grep beryl
beryl.i386 0.1.9999.1-3.fc6 installed
beryl-core.i386 0.1.9999.1-3.fc6 installed
beryl-gnome.i386 0.1.9999.1-3.fc6 installed
beryl-kde.i386 0.1.9999.1-3.fc6 installed
beryl-manager.i386 0.1.9999.1-2.fc6 installed
beryl-plugins.i386 0.1.9999.1-1.fc6 installed
beryl-settings.i386 0.1.9999.1-4.fc6 installed
beryl-settings-simple.i386 0.1.9999.1-4.fc6 installed
[/HTML]

This is what I get when running beryl-manager
[HTML]
[root@localhost ~]# beryl-manager
[root@localhost ~]# Found not compatible window manager. Waiting...
No window manager. Waiting...
Window manager warning: Failed to read theme from file /usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/metacity-
1/metacity-theme-1.xml: Failed to open file '/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/metacity-1/metacity
-theme-1.xml': No such file or directory
Window manager warning: Failed to load theme "Clearlooks": Failed to open file '/usr/share/th
emes/Clearlooks/metacity-1/metacity-theme-1.xml': No such file or directory
New Window Manager
Found not compatible window manager. Waiting...
[root@localhost ~]#
[/HTML]

Ok, I used yum extender and selected some files to update and install.

Now, I can run beryl-manager without any errors. If you right click the diamond I change my setting to force XGL because I'm using ATI.

When running Beryl this is what I get
[HTML]
[root@localhost ~]# beryl
**************************************************************
* Beryl system compatiblity check *
**************************************************************

Detected xserver : AIGLX

Checking Display :0.0 ...

Checking for XComposite extension : failed

No composite extension
beryl: No composite extension
[root@localhost ~]#
[/HTML]

So, i added composite to see what happens and I get white screens.
Last edited by dbarrick; 02-19-2007 at 07:14 AM. Reason: updated where i'm at now.
 
Old 02-19-2007, 09:24 PM   #4
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I got this far tonight:

[HTML]

[root@localhost ~]# beryl
**************************************************************
* Beryl system compatiblity check *
**************************************************************

Detected xserver : XGL

Checking Display :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
[root@localhost ~]#

[/HTML]

xorg.conf

[HTML]
Section "ServerLayout"

#Option "Xinerama" "on"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "off"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "DesktopSetup" "horizontal"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[1]"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]"
Device "aticonfig-Device[1]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "False"
EndSection
[/HTML]
 
Old 02-19-2007, 10:03 PM   #5
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Quote:
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "off"
EndSection
Why is it off? Try turning it on and also Composite.
 
Old 02-20-2007, 07:33 AM   #6
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ATI doesn't support AIGLX for my board version (X1600). That is why I have AIGLX off and Composite. I can only run XGL.
 
Old 02-23-2007, 01:07 PM   #7
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The latest version of beryl is giving everyone a white screen. I mean everyone. You'd have to revert back a few versions to get it to work.
 
Old 02-23-2007, 02:48 PM   #8
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ctt1wbw,
Are you running ATI? Where would I get an older version of Beryl, that is, if the older version works on an ATI x1600? Any insight if ATI is going to update there drivers?

Thanks,
Dion
 
Old 02-23-2007, 08:29 PM   #9
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Sure, check out this thread:

http://forum.beryl-project.org/viewt...hp?f=36&t=4046

He tells you how to do it.

And ATI released new drivers on 21 Feb. You might want to check them out. I haven't installed them yet.
 
  


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