How do I get hardware acceleration on Rage 128 Pro?

vincebs · 02-20-2004, 11:56 AM

Hi there,

I'm trying to use software that uses OpenGL, but the graphics refresh at only 1 (one) fps. According to Mandrake's HardDrake, I'm using an ATI Rage 128 Pro AGP 4x card.

I already installed the necessary libraries to support OpenGL. In addition, my computer already loads the modules agpgart and r128 automatically.

I think it has something to do with my XF86Config file, perhaps? Here it is:

Code:

# File generated by XFdrake.

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
    # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
    # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
    # the X server to render fonts.
    FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
    AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
    #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
EndSection


Section "Keyboard"
    Protocol "Standard"
    XkbModel "pc105"
    XkbLayout "en_US"
    XkbOptions ""
EndSection

Section "Pointer"
    Protocol "IMPS/2"
    Device "/dev/psaux"
    ZAxisMapping 4 5
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    
    # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
    # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "1024x480"    65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344   480  488  494  563 -hsync -vsync
    
    # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
    # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576"     50.00  768  832  846 1000   576  590  595  630
    
    # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576"     63.07  768  800  960 1024   576  578  590  616
    
    # This is a set of standard mode timings. Modes that are out of monitor spec
    # are automatically deleted by the server (provided the HorizSync and
    # VertRefresh lines are correct), so there's no immediate need to
    # delete mode timings (unless particular mode timings don't work on your
    # monitor). With these modes, the best standard mode that your monitor
    # and video card can support for a given resolution is automatically
    # used.
    
.
.
.
EndSection

I then added the following lines:

Code:

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Rage128"
    VendorName  "ATI"
    Driver      "ati"
    Option	"AGPMode" "1"
    Option	"UseCCEFor2D" "false"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen 1"
    Device      "Rage128"
    Monitor     "High Res Monitor"
    DefaultDepth 16
    Subsection "Display"
	Depth       16
	Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
	Depth       32
	Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

but nothing happened. What do I do?

bnice · 02-20-2004, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Rage128"
VendorName "ATI"
Driver "ati"
Option "AGPMode" "1"
Option "UseCCEFor2D" "false"
EndSection

err, shouldn't that be:

Driver "r128"

?

Rage 128 HOW-TO

vincebs · 02-20-2004, 03:26 PM

Changed it, and restarted X, but nothing happened. The graphics are still refreshing at 1 fps.

bnice · 02-20-2004, 03:54 PM

Quote:

I already installed the necessary libraries to support OpenGL. In addition, my computer already loads the modules agpgart and r128 automatically.

Sorry, I guess I missed that...

I'm not expert with R128, I have AIW Radeon 7500, but I'd try setting AGPMode to 4, and if you are not already using gatos drivers, you might want to try that.

http://gatos.sourceforge.net

Good Luck

vincebs · 02-21-2004, 12:28 AM

Apparently the GATOS drivers only work on Radeon and All-In-Wonder cards.

I changed the AGPMode from "1" to "4" but nothing happened despite restarting X.