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kgas

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From: Qatar

Registered: 2008-11-08

Posts: 718

compiz with HD 2400 XT ATI card

compiz is not starting and falling into white screen. Trouble shooting and also trying various options in xorg.conf/without xorg.conf did not help. This card is in Acer 4920G laptop.Driver is open source xf86-video-ati.

compiz --replace ccp & emerald --replace &
[1] 6072
[2] 6073
 compiz (core) - Fatal: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is missing
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to manage screen: 0
compiz (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0

xorg.conf main parts: Almost I tried all options given in the ATi wiki.

Section "Module"    
    Load    "bitmap"
    Load    "dbe"
    Load    "ddc"
    Load    "dri"
    Load    "extmod"
    Load    "freetype"
    Load    "glx"
    Load    "int10"
    Load    "record"
    Load    "type1"
    Load    "vbe"
        Load "synaptics"

EndSection

Option     "AccelMethod"            "EXA"  #used for the acceleration
Option     "AIGLX" "True"

Xorg.log

:~>grep -i glx /var/log/Xorg.log

option "AIGLX" "True"
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
(**) AIGLX enabled
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable
(II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
(II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/swrast_dri.so
(II) GLX: Initialized DRISWRAST GL provider for screen 0

:~> tail -5 /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "SEC", prod id 17474
(II) RADEON(0): Output: VGA-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
Dac detection success
(II) RADEON(0): Output: DVI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
Unhandled monitor type 0

:~>locate libGL.so
/usr/lib/libGL.so
/usr/lib/libGL.so.1
/usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2

can any one suggest or point which part needs correction.. (trying to find what makes the pixmap missing error)
Note: indirect rendering did not work.

Last edited by kgas (2009-05-26 17:15:25)

flamelab

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From: Athens, Hellas (Greece)

Registered: 2007-12-26

Posts: 2,160

Re: compiz with HD 2400 XT ATI card

No 3d yet with xf86-video-ati for your card, sorry. There will be released within 2009 a new version with 3d support, but I don't know when yet.

You have to install the crappy fglrx driver (install the "catalyst" package from AUR).

kgas

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From: Qatar

Registered: 2008-11-08

Posts: 718

Re: compiz with HD 2400 XT ATI card

Thanks flamelab for the information. Waiting for the open source driver with 3D support , no hurry

kgas

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From: Qatar

Registered: 2008-11-08

Posts: 718

Re: compiz with HD 2400 XT ATI card

I was reluctant to try  catalyst. Last week catalyst was put into work and got a phenomenal raise in the glxgears rate from 115 to 1175 FPS ( glxgears alone is not a performance factor tho') . Google earth works very nice with atmosphere option enabled. If any one wants to try catalyst, try it in the first phase before start building your system.