Comments on: RadeonHD (git) on Ubuntu Hardy with DRI (3d) support http://www.digitalself.org/2008/06/17/radeonhd-git-on-ubuntu-hardy-with-dri-3d-support/ Realization of self in a digital world Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:48:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Bob http://www.digitalself.org/2008/06/17/radeonhd-git-on-ubuntu-hardy-with-dri-3d-support/#comment-74 Bob Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:01:25 +0000 http://www.digitalself.org/?p=94#comment-74 I was able to download newer packages from Debian Experimental. I also had to build a new drm module. See this link: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/xorg-server/xorg-pkg-tools/files . This did not solve the radeonhd problem but now the radeon driver will do dri. glxgears is now running at 2500fps. As near as I can tell, the 64 bit xserver has a bug that says, "Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig," when using the radeonhd driver. The radeon driver works. This is all encouraging. 3D with open source drivers is a big step. Thanks for your help. I was able to download newer packages from Debian Experimental. I also had to build a new drm module. See this link: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/xorg-server/xorg-pkg-tools/files . This did not solve the radeonhd problem but now the radeon driver will do dri. glxgears is now running at 2500fps.

As near as I can tell, the 64 bit xserver has a bug that says, “Error: couldn’t find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig,” when using the radeonhd driver. The radeon driver works.

This is all encouraging. 3D with open source drivers is a big step. Thanks for your help.

]]> By: alfmatos http://www.digitalself.org/2008/06/17/radeonhd-git-on-ubuntu-hardy-with-dri-3d-support/#comment-73 alfmatos Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:09:30 +0000 http://www.digitalself.org/?p=94#comment-73 @Bob Sorry, but I can't help you there. No experience with 64 bit systems, since all of my machines are 32 bit only. What you can try is see if any of the other radeonhd branches yield better results. Try a "git branch -r" on the source tree to see the remote branches. The CS branch has seen a lot of activity that might be useful: <a href="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjYzNg" rel="nofollow">http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjYzNg</a>. @Bob

Sorry, but I can’t help you there. No experience with 64 bit systems, since all of my machines are 32 bit only. What you can try is see if any of the other radeonhd branches yield better results. Try a “git branch -r” on the source tree to see the remote branches. The CS branch has seen a lot of activity that might be useful: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjYzNg.

]]> By: Bob http://www.digitalself.org/2008/06/17/radeonhd-git-on-ubuntu-hardy-with-dri-3d-support/#comment-72 Bob Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:32:15 +0000 http://www.digitalself.org/?p=94#comment-72 Actually, I tried that already. It doesn't help. I'm wondering if my problem is that I'm running Debian Lenny configured to amd64. Are the above listed files, such as Mesa, configured to 7.1 for 64 bit? Actually, I tried that already. It doesn’t help. I’m wondering if my problem is that I’m running Debian Lenny configured to amd64. Are the above listed files, such as Mesa, configured to 7.1 for 64 bit?

]]> By: alfmatos http://www.digitalself.org/2008/06/17/radeonhd-git-on-ubuntu-hardy-with-dri-3d-support/#comment-71 alfmatos Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:07:08 +0000 http://www.digitalself.org/?p=94#comment-71 @Bob Hi Bob, you can always try to use the DRI option in your device section of xorg.conf. <pre>Option "DRI" "true"</pre> Be mindful that enabling DRI, causes 2D accelaration to be disabled. This is still under development. For further information look to <a href="http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/radeonhd:DRI" rel="nofollow">http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/radeonhd:DRI</a>. @Bob

Hi Bob, you can always try to use the DRI option in your device section of xorg.conf.

Option "DRI" "true"

Be mindful that enabling DRI, causes 2D accelaration to be disabled. This is still under development. For further information look to http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/radeonhd:DRI.

]]> By: Bob http://www.digitalself.org/2008/06/17/radeonhd-git-on-ubuntu-hardy-with-dri-3d-support/#comment-70 Bob Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:29:54 +0000 http://www.digitalself.org/?p=94#comment-70 I installed all those dependencies. They are all available from Debian Lenny. So is xf86-video-radeonhd. I have my X1550 running on the radeonhd driver, but it's slow and dri does not work. The xorg log shows that both the radeonhd driver and dri are loaded but then it chooses to not use dri. I haven't been able to figure out why. Would you know why? Does the radeonhd driver have to be compiled the hard way? Or is there something that I'm missing? In all other ways, this driver seems to be good. I installed all those dependencies. They are all available from Debian Lenny. So is xf86-video-radeonhd. I have my X1550 running on the radeonhd driver, but it’s slow and dri does not work. The xorg log shows that both the radeonhd driver and dri are loaded but then it chooses to not use dri. I haven’t been able to figure out why. Would you know why? Does the radeonhd driver have to be compiled the hard way? Or is there something that I’m missing?

In all other ways, this driver seems to be good.

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