[CLUE-Tech] ATI card driver question

[Bill Gjestvang]

You'll need to use the r128 driver to get 3D acceleration.  Here are some
suggestions to get it working:
Try stripping down your Device and/or Monitor sections to the basics.  A
recent version of XFree should autodetect the rest.  Example:
Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"   # keep what name your config already has
        Driver      "r128"
        VendorName  "ATI"
        BoardName   "ATI Rage 128"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName    "E220-2"
        # Your monitor will probably autodetect, but you can specify with
        #     the following 2 lines:
        #HorizSync    30.0 - 97.0
        #VertRefresh  50.0 - 180.0
EndSection

Make sure your kernel has the Rage 128 DRI/DRM driver, either as module or
built in.  (r128.o is the module name.)  The module should load
automatically when X runs if you're using the r128 driver and dri.
-Bill Gjestvang

Francis X. Maier said:
> I'm running Yellow Dog 3.0 (basically, Red Hat for Macs) on an original
>  333 iMac with an ATI Rage 128 card (AGP slot, I think).
>
> When I do "glxgears," I get between 80 and 100 FPS on the 3D spinning
> wheels image.  That's good, right?
>
> But when I run "glxinfo | grep rendering," I get this message:
>
> [root at dannyp root]# glxinfo | grep rendering
> Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
> direct rendering: No
>
> I've gone into /etc/X11/XF86Config and uncommented "load DRI," per info
>  I've found on the web.  It apparently has no effect.
>
> I've also tried substituting the "r128" driver for the "fbdev" driver
> in the XF86Config file, but then my xserver won't start and I'm stuck
> in text display.  The card only seems happy with "fbdev" as the driver.
>
>   (I haven't tried the "ati" driver -- couldn't find any references to
> that driver working with this card on the web).
>
> Anyone have any suggestions for getting 3D hardware acceleration to
> work in this situation?  I've gone to the ATI site, but their Linux
> drivers all seem to be for the higher end Radeon cards.
>
> Thanks in advance!