dri on mach64, slackware 10.1, laptop

ok, so i've been fighting with this for weeks now. i know dri will support my graphics chip. i've googled it countless times, and i feel like i'm going in cirlces. so far i've built fresh xorg server, drm, and mesa from cvs following the documentation on dri.freedesktop.org. i've tried binaries, and i've followed the advice of retinal burn. i haven't tried gatos, because i don't care about tv out -just 3d. i've used modprobe before launching x to make sure the modules are loading in the proper order. i've checked my xorg.0.log for errors, and saw nothing. i've gone over my xorg.conf and compared it to others i've seen posted, and i don't see what i'm missing. the hardware is an ati rage mobility p 8mb agp 2x, p3 600, 512mb ram dell inspiron 5000. i don't expect this thing to run UT2004, but i know it run the original ut just fine under windows. when i try to run ut on it in linux i get one frame every five or six seconds. when i run glxgears i average 128-130. that is up from about 70 when i embarked on this project. when i do

glxinfo | grep direct

the output is

direct rendering: No

i'm posting my xorg.conf (without the comments) below. i think it's something simple that i'm just not seeing, and all i'm asking for is a fresh set of eyes to double check my work. if it'll help i can post my xorg.0.log as well. any ideas would be great. thanks!


Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "My Monitor"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Mach64"
Driver "ati"
VideoRam 8192
Option "DMAMode" "mmio"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "ATI Mach64"
Monitor "My Monitor"
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen "Screen 1"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

are you sure your kernel has support for dri and your card?
I assume you have a custom kernel

no, i'd been using the stock 2.4.29 kernel in the distro. last night i cooked up a fresh 2.6.10 kernel with all the tweaks i figured i'd need, but lilo is being dumb and ignoring it. i'm remember i used to use grub a few years ago on.....mandrake 8? red hat 7? somewhere in there. I never really got a system fully functional, because i always gave up. but i always came back. i'm closer now than ever, so i refuse to give up. we'll see what this new kernel can do, and i'll post back to let you know.

lilo must be run after changing /etc/lilo.conf

well, my custom 2.6 kernel blew up in my face (but thats a headache for another day ) but i finaly got it working under 2.4.29. not sure what i'd done wrong, but i carefully retraced everystep, and it worked this time. i'm not going to question it, i'm just going to make a backup with partimage, and call myself lucky. thanks for your help!

The Changelog in 2.6.10 says it fixed some issues with Rage Mobility controllers, laptops, USB and LCD's. IF you still seem to be having problems or lockups, 2.6.10 may be your answer.

Glad to hear you got DRI working. So did I on a few different distros.

k, now i'm a little confused. i had it working last night, but then today it wasn't. the only settings i changed was switching from dhcp on a wifi card (home) to a static ip on a 10/100 card (work). i know that won't affect it, so now i'm left wondering why it it stopped. sounds like the new kernel may be a better solution. i'm going to try that tactic for a while. i don't mind putting time into this, it took me 8 months to find a driver that supports opengl under winxp. i'll be posting back as i make progress (or with more questions.) btw, pe2338, good call. i'd forgotten to rerun lilo. that worked like a charm. too bad the kernel wasn't "in the mood." we'll see what happens.

well, i got it working again. i tracked it down to libGL.so.1 being in the wrong directory. setup a quick link, and poof! as if by magic, it was working. thanks for the input guys.