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From: "John J. Foster" <Gentoo-User@××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] direct rendering only works with root???
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:06:34
Message-Id: 20060703134409.GA9708@garbanzo
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] direct rendering only works with root??? by Mauro Arnoldi
1 On Mon, Jul 03, 2006 at 03:17:18PM +0200, Mauro Arnoldi wrote:
2 > I installed ati-drivers and "partially" works correctly:
3 >
4 > As user nothing works:
5 > -------
6 > mauro@aghartilap ~ $ fglrxinfo && glxinfo | grep rendering
7 > libGL error: failed to open DRM: Operation not permitted
8 > libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering
9 > display: :0.0 screen: 0
10 > OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
11 > OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
12 > OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.4.2)
13 >
14 > libGL error: failed to open DRM: Operation not permitted
15 > libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering
16 > direct rendering: No
17 > -------
18 >
19 > with root:
20 > -------
21 > mauro@aghartilap ~ $ su -
22 > Password:
23 > aghartilap ~ # fglrxinfo && glxinfo | grep rendering
24 > display: :0.0 screen: 0
25 > OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
26 > OpenGL renderer string: MOBILITY RADEON X300 Generic
27 > OpenGL version string: 2.0.5879 (8.26.18)
28 >
29 > direct rendering: Yes
30 > -------
31 >
32 > So now I'm using KDE without the hardware acceleration... Can someone help me
33 > fix it?
34 >
35 Check your xorg.conf for the following:
36
37 Section "DRI"
38 Mode 0666
39 EndSection
40
41 HTH,
42 festus
43 --
44 It is not unusual for those at the wrong end of the club to have a
45 clearer picture of reality than those who wield it.
46 Noam Chomsky

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Re: [gentoo-user] direct rendering only works with root??? Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org>
Re: [gentoo-user] direct rendering only works with root??? "Frédéric Grosshans" <frederic.grosshans.1995@×××××××××××××.org>