Hey there. I am using a laptop with VIA Chrome9 HC IGP chipset. (VN896)
Slackware 13 (32 bit). Using openchrome driver

When I run "glxinfo", I can't find anything saying DIRECT RENDERING yes.
When I tried glxgears, FPS is 170 ~ 190.

I thought there is no direct rendering happening since when I load DRI and DRI2,
glxgears shows a bit slower FPS, 150 ~ 160.

When i disabled dri and dir2, I get 170 ~ 190.

Reading the docs from openchrome:
http://openchrome.org/trac/wiki/Supp...rdware#Chrome9

It says that DRI is not implemented. So does it mean that I have to accept
the fact that there will be no real 3D (hardware) acceleration on my laptop?

i've beening thought mine is working, but there is no "direct rendering:yes" in my glxinfo's output, here is the glxgears output:
2963 frames in 5.003 seconds = 592.245 FPS
3772 frames in 5.000 seconds = 754.400 FPS
3745 frames in 5.001 seconds = 748.850 FPS
3789 frames in 5.000 seconds = 757.800 FPS
3806 frames in 5.001 seconds = 761.048 FPS
2616 frames in 5.000 seconds = 523.200 FPS
2705 frames in 5.026 seconds = 538.201 FPS


$ glxinfo

GL_VERSION: 2.1.9116
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend GL_AMD_performance_monitor GL_ARB_color_buffer_float GL_ARB_copy_buffer GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend GL_ARB_draw_instanced GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_framebuffer_object GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB GL_ARB_geometry_shader4 GL_ARB_half_float_pixel GL_ARB_half_float_vertex GL_ARB_instanced_arrays GL_ARB_map_buffer_range GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_provoking_vertex GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_shadow_ambient GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_float GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_texture_rg GL_ARB_texture_snorm GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra GL_ARB_vertex_array_object GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ATI_draw_buffers GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap GL_ATI_fragment_shader GL_ATI_meminfo GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_ATI_texture_compression_3dc GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATI_texture_float GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_bindable_uniform GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_copy_buffer GL_EXT_copy_texture GL_EXT_draw_buffers2 GL_EXT_draw_instanced GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB GL_EXT_geometry_shader4 GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_EXT_gpu_shader4 GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_EXT_packed_float GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_provoking_vertex GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_subtexture GL_EXT_texgen_reflection GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_array GL_EXT_texture_buffer_object GL_EXT_texture_compression_latc GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_integer GL_EXT_texture_lod GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent GL_EXT_texture_snorm GL_EXT_texture_swizzle GL_EXT_transform_feedback GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_KTX_buffer_region GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_conditional_render GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color GL_NV_explicit_multisample GL_NV_primitive_restart GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays GL_WIN_swap_hint WGL_EXT_swap_control
GL_RENDERER: ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
GL_VENDOR: ATI Technologies Inc.
GLU_VERSION: 1.3
GLU_EXTENSIONS: GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator GLU_EXT_object_space_tess
GLUT_API_VERSION: 5
GLUT_XLIB_IMPLEMENTATION: 15

does mine work ?

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glxinfo in Slackware 13.0 was packaged incorrectly (it's actually a link to 'glinfo' which is not as informative, as you can see from your output). There is an updated mesa package with the correct version of glxinfo.

However, the glxinfo output that you provided seems to indicate that your drivers are installed properly. The RENDERER string is correct for someone using the catalyst drivers from AMD.

Adam

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adamk75, thanks for your info, then i don't need to worry about

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Hi,

im using ATI x1300 gp on slackware 12.2 driver works great but on slackware 13 is newer version of xorg and my card is putted on legacy.

Is there any guide to downgrade xorg in slackware 13 to version of slackware 12?

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I'm not aware of any guide and, frankly, downgrading Xorg is not something I'd recommend. I'd suggest using the open source drivers and, if they just don't work as well as you'd like, perhaps sticking with an older version of Slackware.

Adam

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I will try to download X11 from slackware 12.2 source and try to make build pkg. Is there any better sugestion?

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Hello, I had tried without success all the tips I was found, so I decide to present my problem here, I wish someone can help me. For me, in 2D all goes fine, but I have troubles with glxgears (it looks with horizontal lines), in googleearth I get "Bus Error", and OpenArena runs really slow. So I think the problem goes about 3D acceleration, I had tried all version of the intel driver in the SW13 DVD without success. Can anybody give some clues???? I didn't had this problems with Slackware 12 nor Slax 6.1.1.

Here the info about my machine and the software.

Laptop: HP Pavilion dv1117la
lspci:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)

Distro: Slackware 13
Kernel: 2.6.29.6-smp
X Server version: 1.6.3

glxinfo:
GL_VERSION: 1.3 Mesa 7.5
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_window_pos GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_logic_op GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_cull_vertex GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_copy_texture GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_polygon_offset GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_subtexture GL_EXT_texture GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1 GL_APPLE_client_storage GL_APPLE_packed_pixels GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_INGR_blend_func_separate GL_MESA_pack_invert GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture GL_MESA_window_pos GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_NV_point_sprite GL_NV_texture_rectangle GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_vertex_program GL_NV_vertex_program1_1 GL_OES_read_format GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays
GL_RENDERER: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 852GM/855GM GEM 20090712 2009Q2 RC3 x86/MMX/SSE2
GL_VENDOR: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
GLU_VERSION: 1.3
GLU_EXTENSIONS: GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator GLU_EXT_object_space_tess
GLUT_API_VERSION: 5
GLUT_XLIB_IMPLEMENTATION: 15

xorg.conf
...
Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
...
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
VendorName "Unknown Vendor"
BoardName "tarjeta video"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
...

glxgears:
1330 frames in 5.002 seconds = 265.894 FPS
1371 frames in 5.001 seconds = 274.145 FPS
1421 frames in 5.001 seconds = 284.143 FPS
1401 frames in 5.003 seconds = 280.032 FPS
1351 frames in 5.002 seconds = 270.092 FPS
1515 frames in 5.002 seconds = 302.879 FPS
1367 frames in 5.000 seconds = 273.400 FPS
1478 frames in 5.006 seconds = 295.246 FPS
1481 frames in 5.001 seconds = 296.141 FPS
1418 frames in 5.003 seconds = 283.430 FPS
1256 frames in 5.002 seconds = 251.100 FPS
1590 frames in 5.000 seconds = 318.000 FPS
1083 frames in 13.163 seconds = 82.276 FPS
1921 frames in 5.000 seconds = 384.200 FPS

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Anyone here with Radeon 3870x2? AMD says that this board is not yet (!) supported by the catalyst driver, perhaps because of crossfire. I have read somewhere that somebody was able to make this board work with one GPU with 3D acceleration. By now, I am using the radeon open source driver, but I would like to try some hardware acceleration with it.

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As I understand it, the open source drivers will support 3D acceleration on one GPU, but you would need to update to a newer version than what comes with Slackware 13.0. You might want to check this thread for how to upgrade the open source drivers:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=760963

Adam

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Perhaps useful for the sticky, I have had to give this link out at least three times a day since I wrote the article and it basically covers all the bases for use of the proprietary nvidia driver on Slackware:

configuring-nvidia-cards-on-slackware

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Anyway I'm using chrome9 and finding it hard to tell what the state of chrome9 is right now.

Anyone else using chrome9 graphics card?

Chrome9 here. No hardware accel here so far. Plant vs zombies does not feel so good on my slack

The first post in this sticky covers Nvidia very well.

As for Ati, since it changes every 5 min, I am waiting for a bit of stability before I try to update that part of the sticky.

Chrome users, since there are so few, and so horribly supported, I won't even try as of yet

And, finally, Intel users: Well, you got what you got with the xorg built-in drivers. Sorry about that.

Got the same 'card' in my laptop, 12.2 worked fine, 13.0 did give artifacts: in KDE a few, XFCE wasn't usuable. There where alternative drivers in /extra for intel, but none of them where really satisfactory for me in the end. Then I got a hint, the alternative drivers where removed from /extra in -current a few weeks ago. Took the leap to go -current and things where all fine. I suggest you either wait until 13.1, or upgrade your 13.0 to the current 13.1 RC2. As 13.1 is just around the corner,. it's your choice. I'm sticking to -current for now, and ones 13.1 is released, I will change my mirrors to 13.1 (stable).