Re: no 3d acceleration with radeon mobility x600

On 11/10/06, Tim Folger <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thursday 09 November 2006 09:38, you wrote:
> > On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:37:44 -0500, Jerome Glisse <[email protected]>
> >
> > wrote:
> > > On 11/9/06, Tim Folger <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> I'm running debian sid with a 2.6.16 kernel on an hp pavilion notebook
> > >> with
> > >> an ati mobility radeon x600 card. I haven't been able to get 3d
> > >> acceleration
> > >> to work. I get this error message from glxinfo:
> > >>
> > >> name of display: :0.0
> > >> R300 DRI driver expected DRM version 1.24.x but got version 1.22.0
> > >> libGL warning: 3D driver returned no fbconfigs.
> > >> libGL error: InitDriver failed
> > >> libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering
> > >> display: :0  screen: 0
> > >> direct rendering: No
> > >>
> > >> I'd be grateful for any advice about fixing this.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks in advance,
> > >>
> > >> Tim
> > >
> > > The message is pretty self explanatory, you need a newer drm,
> > > kernel module and maybe newer libdrm too. Both are in git
> > > /git/mesa/drm.
> >
> > I JUST went through compiling the modules mentioned, so I can help you
> > compile them if you want.
>
> Thanks for your suggestions and offers to help, Jacob and Jerome.
>
> Since my last post I've installed a new kernel (stock debian 2.6.18-2) and ran
> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg. Now glxinfo says I have direct rendering (I'm
> using the radeon driver) and glxgears runs smoothly, but when I try to open
> Google Earth nothing happens; and when I try to play planet penguin racer,
> the game doesn't open but everything on my screen--the background image,
> icons, mouse cursor--suddenly doubles or triples in size.  Is there something
> else I need to install or configure?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
>

What does say "LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose glxinfo" (top of the output).
LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose googleearth

best,
Jerome Glisse

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