On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 19:28, Alex Deucher wrote: > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html] > the DRI might not have been loaded. Does you X log show anything > regarding the DRI? Make sure you add the glx and dri modules to the > modules section of your config file and make sure the agpgart and > mach64 kernel modules are loaded. Also depending on how much video ram > you have you might not be able to run the DRI at 1024x768. > > eg, > Load "glx" > Load "dri" > > THanks. dri was not loaded picked up about 30 fps in glxgears. and I can see that DRI is enabled in XFree86.log Is 150 fps about what I can expect from this card? Bret > Alex > > --- Bret Hughes <bhughes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Cross posting to several lists, sorry if you are on more than one. > > > > I have been working off and on on this for a while and finally got it > > to > > work: > > > > Situation: Old (>3 years) ati rage pro (xpert LCD) card with dvi and > > video outputs. Wanted tvout and hard ware acceleration and scaling > > for > > mplayer > > > > X sees the card (From /var/log/XFree86.0.log) as > > > > (--) PCI:*(0:9:0) ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage LT Pro rev 220, Mem @ > > 0xdf000000/24, 0xdefff000/12, I/O @ 0xd800/8, BIOS @ 0xdefc0000/17 > > > > and later > > > > (--) ATI(0): ATI 3D Rage LT Pro graphics controller detected. > > (--) ATI(0): Chip type 4C49 "LI", version 4, foundry UMC, class 0, > > revision 0x03. > > > > > > > > This machine started out as a significantly modified RH7.1 with Xfree > > 4.1 box. > > > > This is a mach64 card and I got the hardware acceleration working via > > simply overlaying the gatos.com ati.2 binaries over the original > > XFree > > 4.1 RH binaries. I could not for the life of me find a non patch and > > compile solution for getting the tv out to provide anything other > > than a > > scrambled signal and I really wanted to alter the redhat rpms as > > little > > as possible. > > > > I found several web sites and mails about people getting this to work > > under X 4.2 and 4.3 so I decided WTF, lets see if it works with > > fedora. > > > > upgraded the 7.1 box to fedora and dinked with several of our > > programs > > until I got stuff pretty much working and then decided to try the > > retinal burn binaries with dri and tvout experimental code patched > > onto > > the gatos ati.2 code. > > > > The primary tvout page is: > > http://www.retinalburn.net/linux/tvout.html > > > > first backed up /usr/X11R6 > > > > cp -var /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11R6.before.gatos > > > > DLed the bgz from > > > > > http://www.retinalburn.net/linux/dri-xv/mach64-dri-xv-20030413.i386.tar.bz2 > > > > bunzip2 mach64-dri-xv-20030413.i386.tar.bz2 > > tar -xf mach64-dri-xv-20030413.i386.tar > > cd dripkg > > ./install.sh > > > > the install script asks a few questions, found the correct kernel and > > compiled a drm module and installed the X code into /usr/X11R6 tree. > > > > I plugged in the video input on my vcr and rebooted the box to make > > sure > > that the card initialized the video out. > > > > Added option "TVOut" to the device section for the ati card in > > /etc/X11/XFConfig, set the default color depth to 16 and made sure > > that > > 800x600 was the first reslution found in the 16 bit subsection: > > > > startx and bingo x on the tv and vga port. > > > > back to XF86Config and added 1024x768 to the 16 bit subsection: > > > > startx and bingo 1024x768 tvout! vga is rolling at this resolution > > but > > this is good for now. > > > > with mplayer installed from atrpms > > I can view a 320x240 mpeg scaled to fullscreen with 98% system idle > > and > > glxgears, which I have never actually seen run before, looks like: > > > > don't know about the dri stuff yet it was not the primary goal. > > > > [exhibitor1@test1 tmp]$ glxgears > > Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0". > > 628 frames in 5.0 seconds = 125.600 FPS > > 612 frames in 5.0 seconds = 122.400 FPS > > 612 frames in 5.0 seconds = 122.400 FPS > > 689 frames in 5.0 seconds = 137.800 FPS > > > > not real speedy I don't think but this is on a duron 800 and a pretty > > old card so I am happy so far. > > > > I hope this helps some future surfer and if anyone has any additional > > tips I would be glad to hear them > > > > > > Bret > > > > here is the relevant section of XF86Config > > > > > > Section "Device" > > Identifier "Videocard0" > > Driver "ati" > > VendorName "Videocard vendor" > > BoardName "ATI Mach64" > > Option "TVOut" > > EndSection > > > > Section "Screen" > > Identifier "Screen0" > > Device "Videocard0" > > Monitor "Monitor0" > > DefaultDepth 16 > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 16 > > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 24 > > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > > EndSubSection > > EndSection > > > > Section "DRI" > > Group 0 > > Mode 0666 > > EndSection > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! 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