I Figured It Out!!!

DaOne · 12-03-2003, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by burnpile
try su'ing to root like this

Code:

su -

the - gives you root's path as well

Good point...forgot about that one...

mep]-[isto · 12-24-2003, 06:25 PM

hmmm, when i do rpm2tgz it (as normal) makes an empty tgz...thats it, nothing else. i installed the package before knowing this then removed it and now cant start kde lol (Cant find kdeinit)

doh...anyone else get this?

adamjaskie · 02-08-2004, 12:55 PM

Anyone gotten this working with full 3d acceleration under 2.6.2? I am having nothing but trouble.

cratos · 02-08-2004, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bengo
what's the point in having grafix accel? for Linux? are there any games that use those grafix??

Dont forget ArmyOps

r_jensen11 · 02-08-2004, 03:23 PM

I wonder if I can get my computer to have graphics accel.... It's 5 years old, has a 5 year old video card.... It couldn't hurt, could it?

mipia · 02-08-2004, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by r_jensen11
I wonder if I can get my computer to have graphics accel.... It's 5 years old, has a 5 year old video card.... It couldn't hurt, could it?

I am thinking the same thing since ive been reading this forum, probably all the talk about configuring X i think.
Im not looking for a total walk through, just something besides man X.
Im only running a geforce2 64meg card, but i'd like to try see what i could do to make it run a bit better.

Kristijan · 02-09-2004, 12:18 AM

I seem to have everything working, lsmod shows both agpgart and fglrx. Only thing that I can't seem to figure out is this...

Code:

root@neo:~# fglrxinfo
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

Error: unable to open display :0
root@neo:~#

I tried to export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0 but it still dosen't work...

Any idea's?

CartersAdvocate · 02-09-2004, 07:31 AM

Did you log in to x as root or did u log in as a user and su to root? If you logged in as a user, you need to run fglrxinfo as that user otherwise it won't see the display. There's a way to get around it which eludes me at the moment (I'm half asleep).

Jeff

r_jensen11 · 02-09-2004, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mipia
I am thinking the same thing since ive been reading this forum, probably all the talk about configuring X i think.
Im not looking for a total walk through, just something besides man X.
Im only running a geforce2 64meg card, but i'd like to try see what i could do to make it run a bit better.

I would back up the /etc/X11/XF86Config file, then run xf86config (the program) and set up the video stuff, save it preferably as a different file, then copy over the video stuff to your XF86Config file, then uncomment the line where it has the amount of memory for the video card, and also uncomment the line for graphics accel. I need to compare more, but I think XFCE4 runs more smoothly(at least for when the toolbars scroll, since I have them both on autohide), and I think it might actually load more quickly. Anyway, I've got a question about DRI, but I suppose I'd better search first....

Kristijan · 02-09-2004, 04:55 PM

Code:

kristijan@neo:~$ fglrxinfo
display: :0.0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 4.0.4

Does that seem correct, I have a ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

r_jensen11 · 02-09-2004, 06:05 PM

I'm not seeing any errors. Does it work? If it does, then I'd let it be, because chances are it's not broken.

The Chao X · 02-11-2004, 04:40 PM

I've been following this thread because I have the same problem and everything has worked so far except for fglrxinfo
I have it return :

Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 4.0.4

I'm assuming it cannot find the library or the correct module must not be loaded or something, I cannot figure it out, ideas?

binarynova · 03-04-2004, 05:07 PM

Hello. I finally got the RPM extracted, using a program in Windows, but it doesn't matter.

I was going along, but when I do ./make_install.sh I get the following:

Code:

/lib/modules/2.4.24/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: init_module: Operation not permitted
/lib/modules/2.4.24/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.24/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.24/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: insmod fglrx failed

So, I check out dmesg, and I see the following:

Code:

[fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 431 MBytes.
[fglrx:firegl_stub_register] *ERROR* Fire GL kernel module has to be loaded prior to any other DRM kernel module!

Any idea what I should do?
Thanks.

EDIT: I'm not using Slackware, I'm using LFS. I don't that will change much, but thought I'd mention it.

EDIT #2: I have a feeling it's just a matter of adding fglrx to be loaded at boot, before any other modules. Though... whenever I do a random lsmod, nothing is shown.

EDIT #3: Ok, I've been making quite a few changes, but to no avail. I'm going to start a new post for my issue. Thanks everyone.

flakzeus · 03-09-2004, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kristijan
I seem to have everything working, lsmod shows both agpgart and fglrx. Only thing that I can't seem to figure out is this...

Code:

root@neo:~# fglrxinfo Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: No protocol specified Error: unable to open display :0 root@neo:~#

I tried to export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0 but it still dosen't work...

Any idea's?

while you are logged in as yourself...type in xhost +localhost

this gives root access to the X display or something technical like that