Re: [gentoo-user] Xgl and direct rendering or 'Would you like Xorg or Xgl, sir?'

On Friday 19 January 2007 15:01, Jan Stępień wrote:
> Jan Stępień napisał(a):
> > Fair enough. Firstly I'll check whether AIGLX will be working with my
> > video card, and in case of failure I'll give xlaunch a shot.
>
> I've reemerged Xorg adding "aiglx" to USE variable, modified
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf (actually I've been following these instructions:
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_AIGLX) and tried to launch Xorg with AIGLX.
> Unfortunately efforts were fruitless. Accordingly to article mentioned
> above I have to enable composite in xorg.conf:
>
> Section "Extensions"
>         Option         "Composite"   "Enable"
> EndSection
>
> After launching X server with this setting it results in using Mesa
> instead of fglrx, which means NO direct rendering, as proved by glxinfo.
> Beryl cannot be launched because of lack of DRI.
>
> If I turn composite off, the X server is driven by fglrx, which gives me
> direct rendering and Beryl's refusal to start because of lack of
> composite extension.
>
> It's all quite suspicious, taking into account fact that Radeons are
> listed at the website above as video cards able of running AIGLX. But
> maybe only on FOSS drivers...?
>
> Afterwards I've downloaded xlaunch. When trying to launch an app (in
> this case armyops) starting xlaunch in a terminal in an existing X
> server the screen blacks out, probably trying to launch new X session
> and suddenly restarts GDM, meanwhile killing my original session.
>
> I've also tried to use xlaunch in a text console having my previous X
> server turned on. Results are the same.
>
> Have you got any suggestions?

Sounds like you are out of luck. The open drivers with AIGLX support don't 
support your card and the closed ones don't support AIGLX.

So your only hope: Xgl and a second X. That is a little bit sad. Send 
your 'thank yous' to ATI.

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