[SOLVED]Mobility 7500 LW + Xorg 7.0r1 + X11-Drm = 3D too low

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icest0rm · Post by **icest0rm** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:25 pm

Hi all,
I've a laptop with a Radeon Mobility 7500 LW

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500]

I've Xorg 7.0r1 with this config:

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "dri"
Load "radeon"
Load "drm"
Load "GLcore"
Load "synaptics"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
#Driver "ati"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500]"
Option "SWCursor" "true"
Option "DynamicClocks" "true"
Option "BusType" "AGP"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "SubPixelOrder" "RGB"
Option "AGPMode" "4"
#Option "AGPFastWrite" "true" (not supported by MB/VC)
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
Option "DDCMode" "true"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

I've installed latest x11-drm but I still have low 3D perfomances...

here's glxgears FPS:
1907 frames in 5.2 seconds = 365.614 FPS
1938 frames in 5.0 seconds = 387.363 FPS
1938 frames in 5.0 seconds = 387.329 FPS

I've heard that ppl with this videocard reached 1300~1600 FPS
with DRI enabled...

but here all seems ok...have a look:

(II) RADEON: Driver for ATI Radeon chipsets: ATI Radeon QD (AGP),
(II) RADEON(0): MMIO registers at 0x40300000
(II) RADEON(0): PCI bus 1 card 0 func 0
(**) RADEON(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16
(II) RADEON(0): Pixel depth = 16 bits stored in 2 bytes (16 bpp pixmaps)
(==) RADEON(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(**) RADEON(0): Option "SWcursor" "true"
(**) RADEON(0): Option "BusType" "AGP"
(**) RADEON(0): Option "AGPMode" "4"
(**) RADEON(0): Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
(**) RADEON(0): Option "DDCMode" "true"
(**) RADEON(0): Option "RenderAccel" "true"
(**) RADEON(0): Option "SubPixelOrder" "RGB"
(**) RADEON(0): Option "DynamicClocks" "true"
(II) RADEON(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000
(==) RADEON(0): RGB weight 565
(II) RADEON(0): Using 6 bits per RGB (8 bit DAC)
(II) RADEON(0): initializing int10
(II) RADEON(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
(--) RADEON(0): Chipset: "ATI Radeon Mobility M7 LW (AGP)" (ChipID = 0x4c57)
(--) RADEON(0): Linear framebuffer at 0x48000000
(--) RADEON(0): VideoRAM: 32768 kByte (128 bit DDR SDRAM)
(II) RADEON(0): AGP card detected
(**) RADEON(0): Forced into AGP mode
(II) RADEON(0): Color tiling enabled by default
(II) RADEON(0): I2C bus "DDC" initialized.
(II) RADEON(0): Legacy BIOS detected
(WW) RADEON(0): LCD DDC Info Table found!
(II) RADEON(0): Connector0: DDCType-4, DACType-1, TMDSType-0, ConnectorType-4
(II) RADEON(0): Connector1: DDCType-3, DACType-0, TMDSType--1, ConnectorType-2
(II) RADEON(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
(II) RADEON(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" removed.
(II) RADEON(0): DDC Type: 4, Detected Type: 2
(II) RADEON(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
(II) RADEON(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" removed.
(II) RADEON(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
(II) RADEON(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" removed.
(II) RADEON(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
(II) RADEON(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" removed.
(II) RADEON(0): DDC Type: 3, Detected Type: 0
(II) RADEON(0): EDID data from the display on port 1 ----------------------
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer: LGP Model: 9846 Serial#: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Year: 1990 Week: 0
(II) RADEON(0): EDID Version: 1.3
(II) RADEON(0): Digital Display Input
(II) RADEON(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 29 vert.: 21
(II) RADEON(0): Gamma: 2.20
(II) RADEON(0): DPMS capabilities: Off; RGB/Color Display
(II) RADEON(0): First detailed timing not preferred mode in violation of standard!(II) RADEON(0): redX: 0.579 redY: 0.329 greenX: 0.310 greenY: 0.538
(II) RADEON(0): blueX: 0.151 blueY: 0.128 whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.328
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
(II) RADEON(0): clock: 65.0 MHz Image Size: 286 x 214 mm
(II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1024 h_sync: 1048 h_sync_end 1696 h_blank_end 1344 h_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0): v_active: 768 v_sync: 771 v_sync_end 777 v_blanking: 806 v_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0):
(II) RADEON(0): Primary:
(II) RADEON(0): Secondary:
(II) RADEON(0): PLL parameters: rf=2700 rd=12 min=12000 max=35000; xclk=17575
(WW) RADEON(0): Failed to detect secondary monitor, MergedFB/Clone mode disabled(==) RADEON(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(II) RADEON(0): Validating modes on Primary head ---------
(II) RADEON(0): Panel ID string: LGP
(II) RADEON(0): Panel Size from BIOS: 1024x768
(II) RADEON(0): BIOS provided dividers will be used.
(II) RADEON(0): Valid Mode from Detailed timing table: 1024x768
(II) RADEON(0): Total of 1 mode(s) found.
(II) RADEON(0): Total number of valid DDC mode(s) found: 1
(II) RADEON(0): Valid mode using on-chip RMX: 1024x768
(II) RADEON(0): Valid mode using on-chip RMX: 800x600
(II) RADEON(0): Valid mode using on-chip RMX: 640x480
(II) RADEON(0): Total number of valid FP mode(s) found: 3
(--) RADEON(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024)
(**) RADEON(0): *Mode "1024x768": 65.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768" 65.00 1024 1040 1688 1344 768 771 777 806
(**) RADEON(0): *Mode "800x600": 65.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600" 65.00 800 1040 1688 1344 600 771 777 806
(**) RADEON(0): *Mode "640x480": 65.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480" 65.00 640 1040 1688 1344 480 771 777 806
(**) RADEON(0): Default mode "640x350": 65.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x350" 65.00 640 1040 1688 1344 350 771 777 806
(**) RADEON(0): Default mode "640x400": 65.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x400" 65.00 640 1040 1688 1344 400 771 777 806
(**) RADEON(0): Default mode "720x400": 65.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x400" 65.00 720 1040 1688 1344 400 771 777 806
(**) RADEON(0): Default mode "832x624": 65.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "832x624" 65.00 832 1040 1688 1344 624 771 777 806
(--) RADEON(0): Display dimensions: (290, 210) mm
(--) RADEON(0): DPI set to (89, 92)
(==) RADEON(0): Using XAA acceleration architecture
(**) RADEON(0): AGP 4x mode is configured
(II) RADEON(0): AGP Fast Write disabled by default
(II) RADEON(0): Page flipping enabled
(II) RADEON(0): Will try to use DMA for Xv image transfers
(II) RADEON(0): No MM_TABLE found - assuming CARD is not TV-in capable.
(!!) RADEON(0): For information on using the multimedia capabilities
(II) RADEON(0): Dynamic Clock Scaling Enabled
(II) RADEON(0): BIOS HotKeys Disabled
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] loaded kernel module for "radeon" driver
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] DRM interface version 1.2
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] created "radeon" driver at busid "pci:0000:01:00.0"
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] added 8192 byte SAREA at 0xe0d18000
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] mapped SAREA 0xe0d18000 to 0xb7fac000
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] framebuffer handle = 0x48000000
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] added 1 reserved context for kernel
(II) RADEON(0): [agp] Mode 0x1f000207 [AGP 0x8086/0x1a30; Card 0x1002/0x4c57]
(II) RADEON(0): [agp] 8192 kB allocated with handle 0x00000001
(II) RADEON(0): [agp] ring handle = 0x60000000
(II) RADEON(0): [agp] Ring mapped at 0xb56c6000
(II) RADEON(0): [agp] ring read ptr handle = 0x60101000
(II) RADEON(0): [agp] Ring read ptr mapped at 0xb56c5000
(II) RADEON(0): [agp] vertex/indirect buffers handle = 0x60102000
(II) RADEON(0): [agp] Vertex/indirect buffers mapped at 0xb54c5000
(II) RADEON(0): [agp] GART texture map handle = 0x60302000
(II) RADEON(0): [agp] GART Texture map mapped at 0xb4fe5000
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] register handle = 0x40300000
(II) RADEON(0): [dri] Visual configs initialized
(II) RADEON(0): Depth moves disabled by default
(II) RADEON(0): CP in BM mode
(II) RADEON(0): Using 8 MB GART aperture
(II) RADEON(0): Using 1 MB for the ring buffer
(II) RADEON(0): Using 2 MB for vertex/indirect buffers
(II) RADEON(0): Using 5 MB for GART textures
(II) RADEON(0): Memory manager initialized to (0,0) (1024,8191)
(II) RADEON(0): Reserved area from (0,768) to (1024,770)
(II) RADEON(0): Largest offscreen area available: 1024 x 7421
(II) RADEON(0): Will use back buffer at offset 0x600000
(II) RADEON(0): Will use depth buffer at offset 0x780000
(II) RADEON(0): Will use 23552 kb for textures at offset 0x900000
(II) RADEON(0): Render acceleration enabled
(II) RADEON(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA)
(II) RADEON(0): Acceleration enabled
(==) RADEON(0): Backing store disabled
(==) RADEON(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) RADEON(0): Using software cursor
(**) RADEON(0): DPMS enabled
(II) RADEON(0): Detected Radeon Mobility M7, disabling multimedia i2c
(II) RADEON(0): no multimedia table present, disabling Rage Theatre.
(II) RADEON(0): X context handle = 0x1
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] installed DRM signal handler
(II) RADEON(0): [DRI] installation complete
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] Added 32 65536 byte vertex/indirect buffers
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] Mapped 32 vertex/indirect buffers
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] dma control initialized, using IRQ 11
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] Initialized kernel GART heap manager, 5111808
(II) RADEON(0): Direct rendering enabled

even if glxinfo says:
direct rendering: No

should I believe glxinfo seeing this low performances?
any hints?

thanx

blotto · Post by **blotto** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:55 am

Hi I dont have a mobile ATI but have an ATI AIW 7200 AGP card and I get the following results

$ glxgears
6104 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1220.604 FPS
6099 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1219.780 FPS
6090 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1217.996 FPS
6091 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1218.009 FPS

1st difference with my system I see is that you use x11-drm, I dont I just use the kernel drm module

CONFIG_DRM=m
# CONFIG_DRM_TDFX is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_R128 is not set
CONFIG_DRM_RADEON=m
# CONFIG_DRM_MGA is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_SIS is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_VIA is not set

and for completeness

CONFIG_AGP=m
# CONFIG_AGP_ALI is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_ATI is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_AMD is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_AMD64 is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_INTEL is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_NVIDIA is not set
CONFIG_AGP_SIS=m
# CONFIG_AGP_SWORKS is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_VIA is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_EFFICEON is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_SAVAGE is not set

for SIS motherboard, the kernel modules get loaded by Xorg when it starts and dont need to be preloaded

Snippet from xorg.conf

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "AIW"
Driver "ati"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
EndSection

You could try this approach and see how it goes.

icest0rm · Post by **icest0rm** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:52 am

well I was using drm from kernel just before trying x11-drm, anyway I will try now as you suggested and we'll see...
I notice you're using "ati" driver from xorg and not "radeon"...maybe this will do the trick...thanks for suggestion

xcraft · Post by **xcraft** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:13 pm

You better use this how-to : http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-21 ... ml#2137276

I use a laptop with the same ati card and i get the following results from glxgears:

user@gentoo ~ $ glxgears
10172 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2034.314 FPS
10149 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2029.751 FPS
10149 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2029.637 FPS
10155 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2030.836 FPS
10171 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2034.082 FPS

xorg.conf

Section "Module"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
Load "xtrap"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "radeon"
Load "drm"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Device"
Option "Accel"
Option "AGPMode" "4"
Option "AGPFastWrite" "yes"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "yes"
Option "DDCMode" "yes"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "Radeon Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500]"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
EndSection

icest0rm · Post by **icest0rm** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:25 pm

xcraft wrote:You better use this how-to : http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-21 ... ml#2137276

well...maybe I just missed something but the configuration looks like the same as mine, but I'm still getting 400FPS

Will I need to downgrade Xorg?

blotto · Post by **blotto** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:49 pm

I notice you're using "ati" driver from xorg and not "radeon"...

Actually does the same job , if you check the log "ati" is loaded and then when card is detected as radeon it loads "radeon". If you use "radeon" it is loaded and then when card is detected it loads "ati" then "radeon"

icest0rm · Post by **icest0rm** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:42 pm

yes I've noticed that after...

anyway even following your advices I'm still hold at 400FPS

icest0rm · Post by **icest0rm** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:57 pm

I think the problem is this:

ice@slAsh ~ $ LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
libGL: XF86DRIGetClientDriverName: 5.0.3 radeon (screen 0)
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/dri/tls/radeon_dri.so
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/dri/radeon_dri.so
libGL error: dlopen /usr/lib/dri/radeon_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/dri/radeon_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
libGL error: unable to find driver: radeon_dri.so

was the same also with x11-drm

it seems it doesn't load the radeo_dri.so because can't find it, but where is it then? and why does it search for it there?

icest0rm · Post by **icest0rm** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:05 pm

read somewhere...

the simplest solution seem to be a symlink to /usr/lib/dri where dri files should be...but there i have no radeon_so.ko

ice@slAsh ~ $ ls /usr/lib/dri
i810_dri.so mga_dri.so savage_dri.so tdfx_dri.so unichrome_dri.so
i915_dri.so s3v_dri.so sis_dri.so trident_dri.so
ice@slAsh ~ $

blotto · Post by **blotto** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:54 pm

OK on my system Xorg -7.0

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#  LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
libGL: XF86DRIGetClientDriverName: 5.0.3 radeon (screen 0)
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/radeon_dri.so

so

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# equery b /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/radeon_dri.so
[ Searching for file(s) /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/radeon_dri.so in *... ]
media-libs/mesa-6.4.2-r2 (/usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/radeon_dri.so)

and just for the sake of it

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# eselect opengl list
Available OpenGL implementations:
  [1]   xorg-x11 *

Maybe you could try

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#emerge mesa

see if that gets you anywhere

BRPXQZME · Post by **BRPXQZME** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:07 am

Try adding the line VIDEO_CARDS="radeon" to /etc/make.conf and re-merging mesa, xorg-server, and x11-drm (if you're using it).

icest0rm · Post by **icest0rm** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:12 am

blotto wrote: Maybe you could try
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#emerge mesa
see if that gets you anywhere

that's right what I thought and did yesterday night:

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Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild     U ] media-libs/mesa-6.5.1_alpha20060701 [6.5.1_alpha20060515] VIDEO_CARDS="radeon* -i810* -mga* -s3virge* -savage* -sis* -trident* -via*"

Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] Y

while compiling I noticed:

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-DDEFAULT_DRIVER_DIR="/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri

which is surely one cause of the problem...

then it ended with:

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r200_state_init.c: In function cmdveclinear:
r200_state_init.c:102: error: drm_radeon_cmd_header_t has no member named veclinear
r200_state_init.c:102: error: RADEON_CMD_VECLINEAR undeclared (first use in this function)
r200_state_init.c:102: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
r200_state_init.c:102: error: for each function it appears in.)
r200_state_init.c:103: error: drm_radeon_cmd_header_t has no member named veclinear
r200_state_init.c:104: error: drm_radeon_cmd_header_t has no member named veclinear
r200_state_init.c:105: error: drm_radeon_cmd_header_t has no member named veclinear
r200_state_init.c: In function r200InitState:
r200_state_init.c:461: error: R200_EMIT_VAP_PVS_CNTL undeclared (first use in this function)
make[6]: *** [r200_state_init.o] Error 1
make[6]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/mesa-6.5.1_alpha20060701/work/Mesa/src/mesa/drivers/dri/r200'
make[5]: *** [subdirs] Error 1
make[5]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/mesa-6.5.1_alpha20060701/work/Mesa/src/mesa/drivers/dri'
make[4]: *** [linux-solo] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/mesa-6.5.1_alpha20060701/work/Mesa/src/mesa'
make[3]: *** [default] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/mesa-6.5.1_alpha20060701/work/Mesa/src/mesa'
make[2]: *** [subdirs] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/mesa-6.5.1_alpha20060701/work/Mesa/src'
make[1]: *** [default] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/mesa-6.5.1_alpha20060701/work/Mesa'
make: *** [linux-dri-x86] Error 2

!!! ERROR: media-libs/mesa-6.5.1_alpha20060701 failed.
Call stack:
  ebuild.sh, line 1539:   Called dyn_compile
  ebuild.sh, line 939:   Called src_compile
  mesa-6.5.1_alpha20060701.ebuild, line 243:   Called die

!!! Build failed
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.

!!! This ebuild is from an overlay: '/usr/local/overlays/vlos'

BRPXQZME · Post by **BRPXQZME** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:18 am

Oh, you're getting mesa CVS from 1 July? That one doesn't build for radeon. Try getting a newer version (I don't know about VLOS, but I'm using 6.5.1_pre20060714 from the Xgl overlay) or using 6.5-r3 from portage.

icest0rm · Post by **icest0rm** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:37 am

BRPXQZME wrote:Oh, you're getting mesa CVS from 1 July? That one doesn't build for radeon. Try getting a newer version (I don't know about VLOS, but I'm using 6.5.1_pre20060714 from the Xgl overlay) or using 6.5-r3 from portage.

ah...really lucky then....
how can I specify a location from where to pickup the ebuild just for this time?
or can I download it directly then make it use that one?

any how-to somewhere?
thanx!

BRPXQZME · Post by **BRPXQZME** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:51 am

I don't know how VLOS users update the overlay... I think you're best off just adding the line:

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=media-libs/mesa-6.5.1_alpha20060701

to /etc/portage/package.mask and that way you'll get the older version now, and the newer version when it comes out.

icest0rm · Post by **icest0rm** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:58 am

uhm...did as you suggested but it's still getting that package

really strange...

ok, got it doing

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emerge -a =media-libs/mesa-6.5-r3

since I'm also on the gentoo portage tree, but this time I think it got the alpha version from vlos overlay just 'cause was newer..

also compiling now is correct:

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-DDEFAULT_DRIVER_DIR='"/usr/lib/dri"

icest0rm · Post by **icest0rm** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:23 am

ok got it finally with these oldest mesa

ice@slAsh ~ $ glxinfo | grep rendering
direct rendering: Yes
ice@slAsh ~ $ glxgears
8566 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1713.029 FPS
8573 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1714.438 FPS
8575 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1714.972 FPS
8572 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1714.260 FPS

ice@slAsh ~ $

thanx to all that helped me sort it out!