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aXyde

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Registered: 2010-05-22

Posts: 7

Installing xf86-video-mach64

Hi, I currently want to install Arch on my (old) laptop. "lspci | grep VGA" gives me:

ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage LT Pro AGP-1333 (rev dc)

I found somewhere that the xf86-video-mach64 driver would be the right choice here. So i did "pacman -S xf86-video-mach64". But when I know execute "glxinfo" with X running I get:

client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI

I think this means I dont have the driver installed correctly.

1) What can I do about it? Did i miss some steps when installing the dirver?
2) Is xf86-video-mach64 the right choice for my card?

Thanks

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 20,676

Re: Installing xf86-video-mach64

... when I know execute "glxinfo" with X running I get:

client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI

I think this means I dont have the driver installed correctly...

I believe that is an incorrect assumption.

Do you see the line

direct rendering: Yes

in that output?
If so, you are probably good to go.

To check your driver,  comb through /var/log/Xorg0.log
It will talk about all the drivers it tries, but eventually it will pick the best one available.  As you look through there, it should also give clues about hardware capabilities and limitations.

glxinfo tells you more about the front end of OpenGL, not so much about the back end.

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