Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: video driver / system state question

[Mark Knecht]

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de> wrote:
> On 01/26/2010 07:30 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
<SNIP>
>>
>>    Assuming I haven't made any omissions or stupid mistakes that gets
>> me into xfce4. I don't know if I'm running X over a frame buffer or
>> using a more native VGA.
>
> Enable compositing ("effects") in XFCE.  If it works, you're on native.
>
>
>

Humm, then I'm thinking maybe I don't, but I'm still looking around
for the right controls in the xfce4 settings editors. glxgears is
failing but I haven't even looked for instructions yet on enabling 3d
so maybe that's expected.

I added this to xorg.conf

Section "Extensions"
	Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

and restarted the server. The xfce website said to select and hover
over the title bar of a window and then roll the mouse. The window
should become more or less transparent. That's the only test I know to
do right now.

Thanks,
Mark

mark@firefly ~/Desktop $ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 8192 x 8192
VGA1 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y
axis) 338mm x 270mm
   1280x1024      60.0*+   75.0
   1152x864       75.0
   1024x768       75.1     75.0     70.1     60.0
   832x624        74.6
   800x600        72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2
   640x480        75.0     72.8     66.7     60.0     59.9
   720x400        70.1
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI2 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y
axis) 474mm x 296mm
   1680x1050      59.9 +
   1280x1024      75.0     60.0*
   1280x960       60.0
   1152x864       75.0
   1024x768       75.1     70.1     60.0
   832x624        74.6
   800x600        72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2
   640x480        72.8     75.0     66.7     60.0
   720x400        70.1
DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
mark@firefly ~/Desktop $


firefly ~ # glxgears
Unrecognized deviceID 42
X Error of failed request:  BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  152 (GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  3 (X_GLXCreateContext)
  Serial number of failed request:  27
  Current serial number in output stream:  29
firefly ~ # glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
Unrecognized deviceID 42
X Error of failed request:  BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  152 (GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  3 (X_GLXCreateContext)
  Serial number of failed request:  21
  Current serial number in output stream:  24
firefly ~ # emerge -pv xorg-server

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild   R   ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.6.5-r1  USE="hal ipv6 nptl sdl
xorg -debug -dmx -kdrive -minimal -tslib" 0 kB

Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB
firefly ~ # emerge -pv xorg-drivers

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild   R   ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.6  INPUT_DEVICES="evdev
-acecad -aiptek -citron -elographics -fpit -hyperpen -joystick
-keyboard -mouse -mutouch -penmount -synaptics -tslib -virtualbox
-vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="fbdev intel vmware -apm -ark -ast
-chips -cirrus -dummy -epson -fglrx (-geode) -glint -i128 (-i740)
(-impact) -mach64 -mga -neomagic (-newport) -nv -nvidia -r128 -radeon
-radeonhd -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb
(-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx)
-tdfx -tga -trident -tseng -v4l -vesa -via -virtualbox (-voodoo)
(-xgi)" 0 kB

Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB
firefly ~ #