Howto for fglrx / catalyst (Ati driver)

[manojg]

Yes, I created a new account and it is fine now. However, with this new feature (XGL, Beryl etc, ) the maximize, minimize and close icons from the top right of the window are gone. Can we bring this back? Thanks a lot for you help.

[leigh123linux]

Try selecting emerald as the window decorator ( this can be found in beryl-manager )

[psyklops]

Try this


http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...2&postcount=22

Tried that and still the same issues...

looks to be an ATI driver issue and/or compiz-fusion issue as it seems to be a universal problem across different Distro's.

I think the Ubuntu folk are loading the libGL.so.1.2 driver from the 'mesa' libraries to get compiz-fusion working with AIGLX but there seems to be a big hit on performance doing so...

Might need to wait for a driver/compiz-fusion fix for ATI from the way things are looking...

[leigh123linux]

Tried that and still the same issues...

looks to be an ATI driver issue and/or compiz-fusion issue as it seems to be a universal problem across different Distro's.

I think the Ubuntu folk are loading the libGL.so.1.2 driver from the 'mesa' libraries to get compiz-fusion working with AIGLX but there seems to be a big hit on performance doing so...

Might need to wait for a driver/compiz-fusion fix for ATI from the way things are looking...

I would say the fault is with the new ATI driver

[psyklops]

I would say the fault is with the new ATI driver

No prob... and thanks for all your work on the compiz-fusion packages.

[tkeene]

This guide worked great for FC7, but after a fresh install of FC8 I have a problem. I install the drivers according to the posted guide and xorg crashes, reverting eventually back to the vesa drivers (with the wrong display resolution, which I have not been able to fix). The ATI drivers never successfully load.

I am using the latest kernel (2.6.23). The problem (I think) is that I am using a FireGL v5250 (laptop). Again, this worked fine with FC7, but I think the most recent driver will not support my card (not sure about this, however). So: if I need to go down a driver version or two, how do I do that, is it advisable/possible, or should I just wait awhile until FireGL cards are supported?

Thanks in advance.

[feelamcheung]

processing...
i'll reply the topic later
hope that it can work

[CNLiberal]

Try this


http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...2&postcount=22

Leigh,

I tried the above and i found everything and edited the files like suggested. I'm still receiving this error:

[joltman@galifrey ~]$ fusion-icon
* Detected Session: gnome
* Searching for installed applications...
* No GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap with direct rendering context
... nor with indirect rendering, this isn't going to work!
* Using the GTK Interface
* Starting Compiz
... executing: compiz --replace --sm-disable --ignore-desktop-hints ccp
compiz (core) - Fatal: No sync extension

I did notice that when I ran the glxinfo that the GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap was missing from this section:

GLX extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group

I'm running an ATI 9800XT which should work with CompizFusion. Thanks for your help!

Jim

[feelamcheung]

hate yum....no speed at all

[manojg]

Hi Leigh,

I am getting strange behavior with my laptop. Yesterday, it was fine after creating a new user account.
glxinfo showed

name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes

Today, with glxinfo I got

glxinfo: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/xorg/libGL.so.1: cannot restore segment prot after reloc: Permission denied

even I create a new user account.

[leigh123linux]

Hi Leigh,

I am getting strange behavior with my laptop. Yesterday, it was fine after creating a new user account.
glxinfo showed


Today, with glxinfo I got

even I create a new user account.

You need to disable selinux

glxinfo: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/xorg/libGL.so.1: cannot restore segment prot after reloc: Permission denied

[manojg]

you mean to disable selinux before doing all above the processes and then enable again?

[leigh123linux]

you mean to disable selinux before doing all above the processes and then enable again?

No just disable selinux reboot ( and if you want to re-enable it you can after this )

[manojg]

One more question.

direct rendering: No

How to make this yes. I tried

Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"

bot it did not work. I am also testing the "Mesa". An example mesa code say

./gearbox
freeglut (./gearbox): Unable to create direct context rendering for window 'gearbox'
This may hurt performance.

I guess it is because of

direct rendering: No

[kai4785]

I'm also having a problem with the final steps. I am able to get GLX working great, fglrxinfo and glxinfo report perfectly:

# fglrxinfo 
display: :0.0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon Xpress Series
OpenGL version string: 2.0.6958 Release

# glxinfo | head
name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
client glx vendor string: SGI

But I am unable to start compiz. When I run 'desktop-effects' the pop up window says 'Desktop effects could not be enabled'. My terminal shows:

# desktop-effects 
compiz (core) - Fatal: No valid GL extensions string found.
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to manage screen: 0
compiz (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0

/var/log/Xorg.0.log shows:

[kai@lappy ~]# grep -E "EE|WW" /var/log/Xorg.0.log
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(WW) fglrx(0): board is an unknown third party board, chipset is supported
(WW) fglrx(0): Only one display is connnected,so single mode is enabled
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x23
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x24
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x25
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x26
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x27
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x28
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x29
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2a
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2b
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2c
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2d
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2e
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2f
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x30
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x31
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x32
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x33
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x34
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x35
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x36
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x37
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x38
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x39
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x3a
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x3b
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x3c
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x3d
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x3e
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x3f
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x40
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x41
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x42
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x43
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x44
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x45
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x46
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x47
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x48
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x49
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x4a
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x4b
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x4c
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x4d
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x4e
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x4f
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x50
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x51
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x52
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x53
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x54
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x55
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x56
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x57
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x58
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x59
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x5a
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x5b
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x5c
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x5d
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x5e
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x5f
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x60
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x61
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x62
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x63
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x64
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x65
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x66
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x67
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x68
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x69
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x6a
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x6b
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x6c
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x6d
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x6e
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x6f
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x70
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x71
(WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x72
(WW) <default pointer>: No Device specified, looking for one...

Here is my xorg.conf:

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "single head configuration"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
        InputDevice    "Synaptics" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
        ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
        Option      "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "kbd"
        Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "us+inet"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Synaptics"
        Driver      "synaptics"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option      "Protocol" "auto-dev"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        ModelName    "LCD Panel 1280x800"
        HorizSync    31.5 - 50.0
        VertRefresh  56.0 - 65.0
        Option      "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "fglrx"
#       Option      "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
#       Option      "VideoOverlay" "on"
        Option "UseFastTLS" "0"
        Option "BlockSignalsOnLock" "on"
        Option "ForceGenericCPU" "off"
        Option "KernelModuleParm" "locked-userpages=0" 
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Videocard0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
        Option      "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
        Mode 0666
EndSection

GLX and FGL_GLX gears:

# glxgears 
5130 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1025.923 FPS
5261 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1052.070 FPS

# fgl_glxgears 
Using GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
860 frames in 5.0 seconds = 172.000 FPS
1078 frames in 5.0 seconds = 215.600 FPS
1063 frames in 5.0 seconds = 212.600 FPS

So gaming works fine, videos are fine. It's just compiz I'm having a problem with. I also tried your compiz packages, with nearly identical errors. It was a little more verbose about 'try with the --replace' switch, but it wouldn't restart metacity when it failed .

What should I try next?