[gentoo-user] USER ERROR: xorg-x11-7.0.0-r1: Can't load glx module with radeon driver

[fire-eyes]

fire-eyes wrote:
> Yee haw.
>
> I'm using xorg-x11-7.0.0-r1. I am using their radeon driver, and trying
> to get glx to load. It is my understanding that it now has 3d support (glx).
>
> However when I try to start glxgears, I get this:
>
> $ glxgears
> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual
>
>
> And the following in logs:
>
> # grep -e "(WW)" -e "(EE)" /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module glx
> (EE) Failed to load module "glx" (module does not exist, 0)
> (WW) RADEON(0): Failed to detect secondary monitor, MergedFB/Clone mode
> disabled
> (WW) RADEON(0): Enabling DRM support
> (WW) RADEON(0): Direct rendering disabled
> (WW) Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap
>
>
> So I don't really understand what's going on. Any ideas out there? I do
> NOT want to continue using ati's own driver (fglrx), it is riddled with
> problems. The whole reason I went to xorg 7 is because of it's new ati
> drivers with 3d support.

Looks like I was wrong:

RV370
Radeon X300, M22 (2d only)

*sigh* oh well at least i moved to xorg-7 rather cleanly...

Driver works damn good on 2d though that's for sure.
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