[ltp] Re: [ltp] ´ð¸´: [ltp] ATI Radeon 3D features

olusola omosebi heyodee at msn.com
Fri Apr 25 17:24:56 CEST 2003


just did, it WORKS!!!!!. Thanks man u dah man. But just question, why wont 
it work on a 24 bit Color mode?




>From: "Gregor R. Goldmann" <gregorrg at cs.tu-berlin.de>
>Reply-To: linux-thinkpad at linux-thinkpad.org
>To: olusola omosebi <heyodee at msn.com>
>CC: linux-thinkpad at linux-thinkpad.org
>Subject: [ltp] Re: [ltp] ´ð¸´: [ltp] ATI Radeon 3D features
>Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 17:02:52 +0200 (MEST)
>
>Did You try to start the xserver in 16 bit colordepth mode?
>
>Gregor
>
>On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, olusola omosebi wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I added the line into profile, but still no 3D...HELP
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "millin" <millinzeng at 263.net>
> > >Reply-To: linux-thinkpad at linux-thinkpad.org
> > >To: <linux-thinkpad at linux-thinkpad.org>
> > >Subject: [ltp] ´ð¸´: [ltp] ATI Radeon 3D features
> > >Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:12:49 +0800
> > >
> > >Hi,
> > >  Below may be the reason of your 3D problem on Thinkpad-T30:
> > >      In some XFree86 versions , the DRI has a bug.
> > >When the CPU is better than P4 1.8G (just like T30),
> > >the DRI will mistakenly enable the 3D-NOW! feature for the CPU.
> > >
> > >Of course, the P4 CPU has no 3D-NOW! at all!
> > >So ,when you use some 3D programs.....
> > >It won't work ,and return "illegal instructions"
> > >
> > >To avoid this problem, you can edit /etc/profile ,
> > >And add a line  ¡°export MESA_NO_3DNOW=1¡±
> > >That¡¯s OK.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >-----ÓʼþÔ­¼þ-----
> > >·¢¼þÈË: linux-thinkpad-admin at linux-thinkpad.org
> > >[mailto:linux-thinkpad-admin at linux-thinkpad.org] ´ú±í olusola omosebi
> > >·¢ËÍʱ¼ä: 2003Äê4ÔÂ25ÈÕ 7:42
> > >ÊÕ¼þÈË: linux-thinkpad at linux-thinkpad.org
> > >Ö÷Ìâ: Re: [ltp] ATI Radeon 3D features
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Thnaks Buddy, but for the best games i prefer unreal Tournament 2003
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: Rene Cunningham <rene at dcnut.com>
> > > >Reply-To: linux-thinkpad at linux-thinkpad.org
> > > >To: linux-thinkpad at linux-thinkpad.org
> > > >CC: olusola omosebi <heyodee at msn.com>
> > > >Subject: Re: [ltp] ATI Radeon 3D features
> > > >Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 23:49:04 +1000
> > >X-Virus: 6
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> > > >On Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 12:13:26AM -0400, olusola omosebi wrote:
> > > > >   I don't know how to enable the 3D features of the ATI Radeon
> > >graphics
> > > > > card.
> > > >
> > > >These steps can be found through google in more detail.
> > > >
> > > >1) Download xfree86 source for 4.3.0 which has the radeon driver in 
>it,
> > > >called X430src-3.tgz.
> > > >2) untar it and cd into
> > > >xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel/ , where 
>you
> > > >can do `make -f Makefile.linux`.
> > > >3) if all goes well you should have radeon.o in that directory, which
> > > >can be copied into /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/. Do a `depmod -ae`,
> > > >then a `modprobe radeon`. Make sure you dont have the kernel's radeon
> > > >driver built into the kernel or as a module.
> > > >4) Open your X11 config file (usually /etc/X11/XF86Config-4) and make
> > > >sure 'Load "dri"' and 'Load "glx"' are unhashed. In the 'Section
> > >"Device"'
> > > >section for your video card put in 'Driver "radon"'. At the bottom of
> > > >the X11 config file put in
> > > >
> > > >Section "DRI"
> > > >        Mode    0666
> > > >EndSection
> > > >5) Restart X and you should have opengl support. You can tell by
> > >running
> > > >`glxinfo` which should show "direct rendering: Yes".
> > > >
> > > >Hope this helps.
> > > >
> > > > >Does anyone know, tha best games dont play on my T30 because of it
> > > >I took a quick look at Quake3 but didnt get a great FPS. Could of 
>been
> > > >because my P4 stepped down to 1.2GHz. Trackballs and foobillards runs
> > > >fine.
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >
> > > >Rene Cunningham
> > > >DCNUT Pty Ltd
> > > >http://www.dcnut.com
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