[ltp] Newbie video questions

[Alex Deucher]

On 8/29/06, Hans Bostrom <bostromed@yahoo.se> wrote:
> > I'm sorry, I lost you there. How do I know if I'm using the r128 module
> > > (I've only done a standard install of Ubuntu 6.06)?
> >
> > 3D should be enabled by default on r128 in Ubuntu.  What do glxinfo
> > and your Xorg log look like?  Make sure you have the dri mesa package
> > installed.
> >
> > Alex
>
>
> Thanks, Alex. Perhaps 3D is enabled, but I do get error messages
> suggesting that only software rendering works from several applications
> (including Google Earth).
>
> Since I'm not sure what I'm looking for, see below for the output of
> glxinfo (it doesn't mention dri, only mesa) and Xorg.0.log:
>

It's using software rendering.  you don't have enough VRAM to do depth
24 at 1400x1050 (requires ~17 MB, you only have 16 MB).  reduce your
color depth to 16 and it should work.

Alex

> Best,
> Hans
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