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hellbike

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Registered: 2009-06-28

Posts: 12

installed graphic drivers - how to check if the'r working fine?

I just installed driver for my intel graphic card.

How to check if it actually works?

arkham

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Registered: 2008-10-26

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Re: installed graphic drivers - how to check if the'r working fine?

Try a sdl game? supertux for example?

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windtalker

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Registered: 2008-03-17

Posts: 220

Re: installed graphic drivers - how to check if the'r working fine?

pacman -Sy glxgears

As user in a terminal type glxgears.

Misfit138

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Registered: 2006-11-27

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Re: installed graphic drivers - how to check if the'r working fine?

pacman -Sy glxgears

As user in a terminal type glxgears.

I believe glxgears is in the mesa pkg.
pacman -Sy mesa

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hellbike

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Registered: 2009-06-28

Posts: 12

Re: installed graphic drivers - how to check if the'r working fine?

it all worked before i installed intel drivers.

SoleSoul

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From: Israel

Registered: 2009-06-29

Posts: 319

Re: installed graphic drivers - how to check if the'r working fine?

try "glxinfo | grep direct"
It should tell you if direct rendering works, if it is, I think that means your driver works.

hellbike

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Registered: 2009-06-28

Posts: 12

Re: installed graphic drivers - how to check if the'r working fine?

it also worked before i installed intel driver... so how i know, it's not old vesa driver working right now?

lssjbrolli

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Registered: 2007-12-16

Posts: 26

Re: installed graphic drivers - how to check if the'r working fine?

use "glxinfo |grep renderer", if it says "OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer " it doesn' work.