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I have installed UT2003. i however can not get it to run do to the following error:
Couldn't ser video mode: Couldn't find matching GLX visual
History:
Exiting due to error
i assume this has to do with a driver problem but i can not be sure (also i can not enable 3D Acceleration in my display properties either which makes me more suspicious of a driver problem)
i have checked with the ATI website and they tell me to go to the vender's site (in this case DELL) which i do but there is no Linux driver for my graphics card at this time...
What model dell do you have?
The proper drivers for your card are on the ATI site. You just need to get the ones for the right chipset. There is very little difference in them, as it is. Let me know which you have, and I'll try to get you the specific ones you need, and get you running some UT happiness.
I just tried to follow your advice, since I have an ATI mobility Radeon M6 in my Gateway. But when I went to the ATI web site and tried to find Mobility drivers for linux, they just said that the drivers have to be optimized for your display, go pester your laptop vendor. But of course Gateway doesn't want to hear from linux. Any alternate suggestions?
To the person who mentiond that their gateway with an ati mobiility 6 chip doesn't do 3d.
This is correct. xfree 4.3 SAYS it supports 3d, but this isincorrect.
I even recompiled DRI with mach64 3d server(what dri says will allow you to get 3d accel out of a ati mobility chip), but no dice. glxinfo still returns no 3d accelleration.
I have a gateway model "400sd4" laptop. If anyone has gotten 3d accelleration out of a ati rage mobility chip, please let meknow how.
Originally posted by hunter0000 To the person who mentiond that their gateway with an ati mobiility 6 chip doesn't do 3d.
This is correct. xfree 4.3 SAYS it supports 3d, but this isincorrect.
I even recompiled DRI with mach64 3d server(what dri says will allow you to get 3d accel out of a ati mobility chip), but no dice. glxinfo still returns no 3d accelleration.
I have a gateway model "400sd4" laptop. If anyone has gotten 3d accelleration out of a ati rage mobility chip, please let meknow how.
Try using a newer kernel if your current one doesn't support/recognize some of your hardware, otherwise grab the DRI packages from http://dri.sourceforge.net/ and that should help out.
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