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anxion n00b
Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 32
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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 12:56 pm Post subject: Accelerated X with Intel i810 chipset ? |
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Hi there,
I'm using an Acer Travelmate 250 and I'd like to know
if there's a possibility to get an accelerated X-Server
and perhaps openGL support !?
thx amon |
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shash Apprentice
Joined: 18 Apr 2003 Posts: 220 Location: India
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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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Heh! A problem I just wrestled with!
1) emerge xfree-drm if your kernel is 2.4 - 2.6 gives its own xfree drm drivers.
2) If it's 2.6, make menuconfig, and then enable Direct Rendering Manager under Character devices and then Intel I810.
3) Open /etc/X11/XF86Config in whatever editor, and add these lines:
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Section "Module"
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Load "dri"
Load "glx"
EndSection
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*note: The Module section should already be there - just append.
4) Append to Section "Device",
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Option "DRI" "TRUE"
Option "AGPMode" "1"
#options end here append this at end:
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VideoRam 10000 #or any number - just large enough.
EndSection
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5) In Section "Screen",
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DefaultDepth "16" #it has to be 16 - driver doesn't support more.
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SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" #and so on.
EndSubSection
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EndSection
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6) Start X (DM, or startx - doesn't matter), and run glxinfo in a terminal. It should give you "Direct rendering = yes" or something similar in the first or second line. If it did, you've got a good direct rendering switched on, and it improves OpenGL performance quite well. |
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anxion n00b
Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 32
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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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first of all thx
Xfree-DRM didn't compile because i forgot to add the right
character device for my graphic chipset in kernelconfig.
I did that now and I'll try to compile it later...
amon |
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anxion n00b
Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 32
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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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I compiled my kernel with agpgart support built-in.
Now X is complaining that there's no agpgart module and no i830 module.
I'm compiling my kernel again with agpgart support as a module.
amon |
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shash Apprentice
Joined: 18 Apr 2003 Posts: 220 Location: India
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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 8:01 am Post subject: |
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OOPS! Forgot to mention, include support for Intel 830M in agpgart also.
And if you're going the module way, add it to /etc/modules.autoload. |
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