In the config file:
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
then of course make sure that the config is using the correct driver.
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On Tue, 8 May 2001, Praedor Tempus wrote:
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>---------- Forwarded Message ----------
>Subject: Re: [expert] Dismal Graphics performance in Mandrake 8
>Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 08:37:59 -0600
>From: Praedor Tempus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Turgut Kalfaoglu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>You might be able to get it working by modifying you XFree86-4.config file
>(/etc/X11/ directory). I don't recall all the specific modules that need to
>be loaded for hardware accel to work - you can find the info at the DRI-CVS
>site, which also ties into your next option if simply adding entries to the
>config file fails to work. The website:
>http://www.xfree86.org/4.0.2/DRIcomp.html has instructions on not only
>downloading, building, and installing dri-cvs code, it also has information
>as to what is needed in your XFree config file mentioned above. The docs
>generally refer to XFree86.config which is NOT the correct file on Mandrake,
>it is XFree86-4.config.
>
>Also make sure the correct kernel module is loading for your video
>card...mine is radeon.o, and it must be loaded for the XFree hardware opengl
>accel to work.
>
>You can add the entries listed in this documentation to your XFree config
>file, restart and then run "gears" from an xterm/konsole and see if hardware
>accel is working.
>
>I have an ATI Radeon. With software rendering, I get about 120 FPS in the
>default gears window size. With hardware accel, I get more than 1000 FPS
>(really). So, there is obviously a difference. The framerate will display
>on your konsole/xterm every 5 seconds, if you are wondering, so you run it
>for a while and get an idea of your average framerate. Don't do anything
>else while it is running.
>
>Anyway, if adding glx, etc, modules to your config file and restarting
>doesn't do it, then I suggest following the instructions for downloading and
>building the dri-cvs code. I have VERY rarely had any problem building it
>and getting it working. It just does and the proceedure is really not
>difficult. I build a new DRI-CVS download every few days at the moment as I
>try to work through some game opengl issues (apparently, XFree86-4.0.3 has
>some problems that weren't there in 4.0.2 or 4.0.1 in this regard). The
>dri-cvs code is periodically incorporated into the XFree86 tree and that is
>what gets installed by default. By directly using the dri-cvs, you will be
>replacing certain parts of the default XFree86 with the latest code, which
>often works better. It has for me. Back in March, I was getting 860 FPS in
>gears, and now, as I said, I get over 1000 FPS.
>
>On Tuesday 08 May 2001 06:34, Turgut Kalfaoglu wrote:
>> I wonder if I did the right thing..
>>
>> I have the ATI Rage Mobility chipset. It got successfully detected;
>> but any application that uses the libGL runs in slow motion now :(
>>
>> It seems to be suffering from software rendering. How can I convince
>> XFREE to use the 3D features of my laptop?
>>
>> Thanks, -turgut
>>
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