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From: Mauro Arnoldi <agharti81@×××××××.it>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] direct rendering only works with root???
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 13:32:31
Message-Id: 200607031517.18688.agharti81@tiscali.it
1 I installed ati-drivers and "partially" works correctly:
2
3 As user nothing works:
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5 mauro@aghartilap ~ $ fglrxinfo && glxinfo | grep rendering
6 libGL error: failed to open DRM: Operation not permitted
7 libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering
8 display: :0.0 screen: 0
9 OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
10 OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
11 OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.4.2)
12
13 libGL error: failed to open DRM: Operation not permitted
14 libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering
15 direct rendering: No
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17
18 with root:
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20 mauro@aghartilap ~ $ su -
21 Password:
22 aghartilap ~ # fglrxinfo && glxinfo | grep rendering
23 display: :0.0 screen: 0
24 OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
25 OpenGL renderer string: MOBILITY RADEON X300 Generic
26 OpenGL version string: 2.0.5879 (8.26.18)
27
28 direct rendering: Yes
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30
31 So now I'm using KDE without the hardware acceleration... Can someone help me
32 fix it?
33
34 Thanks
35
36 Mauro
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Re: [gentoo-user] direct rendering only works with root??? "John J. Foster" <Gentoo-User@××××××××××××.com>