[ltp] OpenGL, x.org, T41p ?

[Tino Keitel]

On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 14:23:04 +0200, François Fleuret wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I just tried yesterday to activate the OpenGL on my T41p, runing
> Debian unstable.
> 
> Everything went smoothly except that I ended with glxgears at
> something like 300 fps. According to what I can read here & there,
> this is pathetic.
> 
> From what I understand, there is a "direct rendering" business that
> should be activated. I have:
> 
> > ~ glxinfo | grep -i "direct rendering"
> > direct rendering: No
> 
> Moreover:
> 
> > ~ grep rendering /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> > (WW) RADEON(0): Direct rendering not yet supported on Radeon 9500 and newer cards
> > (II) RADEON(0): Direct rendering disabled
> 
> Any idea ? Should I just wait for a newer X.org in Debian ? Mine is
> 
> > X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Debian 6.8.2.dfsg.1-5 20050810052028 david@squee.verizon.net)
> > Release Date: 9 February 2005
> 
> Cheers,

Either install the fglrx binary driver by ATI or try the open source
driver from http://r300.sf.net/.

Regards,
Tino