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

Fri Apr 25 17:02:52 CEST 2003

Did You try to start the xserver in 16 bit colordepth mode?

Gregor

On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, olusola omosebi wrote:

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> I added the line into profile, but still no 3D...HELP
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> >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
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> >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.
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> >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"
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> >To avoid this problem, you can edit /etc/profile ,
> >And add a line  ¡°export MESA_NO_3DNOW=1¡±
> >That¡¯s OK.
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> >·¢¼þÈË: linux-thinkpad-admin at linux-thinkpad.org
> >[mailto:linux-thinkpad-admin at linux-thinkpad.org] ´ú±í olusola omosebi
> >·¢ËÍÊ±¼ä: 2003Äê4ÔÂ25ÈÕ 7:42
> >ÊÕ¼þÈË: linux-thinkpad at linux-thinkpad.org
> >Ö÷Ìâ: Re: [ltp] ATI Radeon 3D features
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> >Thnaks Buddy, but for the best games i prefer unreal Tournament 2003
> >
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> > >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
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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.
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> > >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.
> > >
> > >--
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> > >Rene Cunningham
> > >DCNUT Pty Ltd
> > >http://www.dcnut.com
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