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Old 09-07-2004, 09:28 AM   #1
Sidewinder75
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Newbie Alert!!! Please help with Ati 9800 pro


hello all i am very new to linux and would like some help if possible

i have installed FC2 on a amd 3000+ with 1 gig ram radeon 9800 pro and asus a7n8x deluxe

i isntalled the new drivers and patched it for xorg

but when i do glxinfo direct rendering is no

ive been search for ever for a solution to this but none have worked

also i get this as well in glxinfo

OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: URL here but dont have 5 posts yet
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.4 Mesa 5.0.2)

acording to some other posts this should be reading ati

any help would be apreciated

Last edited by Sidewinder75; 09-07-2004 at 10:12 AM.
 
Old 09-07-2004, 11:21 AM   #2
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I assume this a 2.6.x kernel. If so, make sure you've compiled in the proper drivers for your video card.
 
  


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