Using x11-drivers/ati-drivers but fglrxinfo shows mesa

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faux · Post by **faux** » Sun May 04, 2008 2:38 pm

Hi!

I've installed the precompiled ATI fglrx drivers through merging x11-drivers/ati-drivers. After this I set OpenGL to ATI trough eselect. But my fglrxinfo output still shows mesa.
What can I do to force using the correct fglrx drivers?

Regards,
Faux

dnadesign · Post by **dnadesign** » Sun May 04, 2008 3:01 pm

And what does glxinfo show you?

faux · Post by **faux** » Sun May 04, 2008 3:50 pm

Output of glxinfo:

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name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: No (If you want to find out why, try setting LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose)
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, 
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_OML_swap_method, 
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_hyperpipe, 
    GLX_SGIX_swap_barrier, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory, 
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, 
    GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, 
    GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, 
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, 
    GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
GLX version: 1.2
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, 
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, 
    GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.4 (1.5 Mesa 6.5.2)
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_fragment_program, 
    GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture, 
    GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite, 
    GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_shadow_ambient, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, 
    GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, 
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, 
    GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_vertex_program, 
    GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, 
    GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, 
    GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, 
    GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, 
    GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, 
    GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_paletted_texture, GL_EXT_point_parameters, 
    GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color, 
    GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, 
    GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture, 
    GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, 
    GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_object, 
    GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, 
    GL_ATI_draw_buffers, GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, 
    GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_ATIX_texture_env_combine3, 
    GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, 
    GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_NV_blend_square, 
    GL_NV_fragment_program, GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_point_sprite, 
    GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_NV_vertex_program, 
    GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_SGI_color_matrix, GL_SGI_color_table, 
    GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, 
    GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SGIX_depth_texture, 
    GL_SGIX_shadow, GL_SGIX_shadow_ambient, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays

   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x23 24 tc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x24 24 tc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 None
0x25 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x26 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x27 24 dc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x28 24 dc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 None
0x29 24 dc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x2a 24 dc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None

Output of fglrxinfo:

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display: :0.0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.4 (1.5 Mesa 6.5.2)

bigbangnet · Post by **bigbangnet** » Sun May 04, 2008 8:16 pm

as a noob as I might be. I remember that before you emerge the fglrx or other drivers, did you modified your kernel, compiled it and booted from it. Cause I remember I did the same thing like you but I didn't touch the kernel. Once I modified it, the drivers worked and even the direct rendering worked correctly.

dnadesign · Post by **dnadesign** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:14 pm

Hey, one more thing. Before you start your X, try doing modprobe fglrx as root and after that start X (or restart if it's running already, Ctrl+Alt+BackSpace is a useful shortcut for this).

pilla · Post by **pilla** » Sun May 04, 2008 11:34 pm

Are you sure you've put fglrx as the driver in /etc/X11/xorg.conf ?

faux · Post by **faux** » Mon May 05, 2008 7:41 am

bigbangnet wrote:as a noob as I might be. I remember that before you emerge the fglrx or other drivers, did you modified your kernel, compiled it and booted from it. Cause I remember I did the same thing like you but I didn't touch the kernel. Once I modified it, the drivers worked and even the direct rendering worked correctly.

What exactly do you mean?
I have compiled my Kernel *before* installing the fglrx module, of course.

dnadesign wrote:Hey, one more thing. Before you start your X, try doing modprobe fglrx as root and after that start X (or restart if it's running already, Ctrl+Alt+BackSpace is a useful shortcut for this).

Hm... Does not help either.

pilla wrote:Are you sure you've put fglrx as the driver in /etc/X11/xorg.conf ?

Yes, I am sure, because I use xinerama and the open-source ati/radeon driver does not work correctly with my configuration.

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Section "Device"
	Identifier	"ATI Radeon X600 DVI"
	Driver		"fglrx"
	Option		"VideoOverlay"	"off"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"ATI Radeon X600 VGA"
	Driver		"fglrx"
	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
	Option		"VideoOverlay"	"off"
	Screen		1
EndSection

bunder · Post by **bunder** » Mon May 05, 2008 8:41 am

can we see an xorg log?

cheers

Adwin · Post by **Adwin** » Mon May 05, 2008 9:07 am

This is not related to fglrx.

IF your fglrx module is loaded, and you use it as a driver in xorg.conf, you should do:

$ eselect opengl set ati && env-update && source /etc/profile

This should fix your opengl issues.

Also check in your xorg.conf if you have GLcore loaded.
If it is, comment out the line.

dnadesign · Post by **dnadesign** » Mon May 05, 2008 9:55 am

Adwin wrote:This is not related to fglrx.

IF your fglrx module is loaded, and you use it as a driver in xorg.conf, you should do:

$ eselect opengl set ati && env-update && source /etc/profile

This should fix your opengl issues.

Also check in your xorg.conf if you have GLcore loaded.
If it is, comment out the line.

He already did that as described in the first post.

Can you post the output from the Xorg log?

faux · Post by **faux** » Mon May 05, 2008 10:45 am

Here's my Xorg.0.log: http://phpfi.com/314656 and here my xorg.conf: http://phpfi.com/314657

dnadesign · Post by **dnadesign** » Mon May 05, 2008 11:29 am

Your xorg.log says that your DRI is disabled. Try adding this to your "Module" section in xorg.conf:

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Load "dri"

faux · Post by **faux** » Mon May 05, 2008 11:37 am

dnadesign wrote:Your xorg.log says that your DRI is disabled. Try adding this to your "Module" section in xorg.conf:
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Load "dri"

I've configured dri in my xorg.conf but didn't activate it...

Now the line "DRI initialization disabled!" changed to "DRI initialization failed!".
http://phpfi.com/314663

btw: fglrxinfo still shows Mesa.

dnadesign · Post by **dnadesign** » Mon May 05, 2008 11:58 am

Ok, now try the modprobe fglrx and restarting the X server. Eventually try adding fglrx to your startup loaded modules (can't find it after migrating to baselayout2 :/ ) and restart the system.

faux · Post by **faux** » Mon May 05, 2008 12:10 pm

dnadesign wrote:Ok, now try the modprobe fglrx and restarting the X server. Eventually try adding fglrx to your startup loaded modules (can't find it after migrating to baselayout2 :/ ) and restart the system.

WOW! I cant believe!
It really works!
I've just added fglrx to /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 and restarted my machine and it works!
I have had this problem since I changed to Linux a Year ago!

Thank's for you help!