updated ati 9800 with kmod fglrx - no desktop effects

[garbagedigger]

After installing a fresh copy of FC8 and updating it, I decided to update fglrx. Now I cannot enable desktop effects. Here is my info:

[root@ns1 Andre]# yum info kmod-fglrx
Available Packages
Name   : kmod-fglrx
Arch   : i586
Version: 8.43
Release: 3.7.11.lvn8
Size   : 17 k
Repo   : livna
Summary: Metapackage which tracks in fglrx kernel module for newest kernel
Description:
This is a meta-package without payload which sole purpose is to require the
fglrx kernel module(s) for the newest kernel,
to make sure you get it together with a new kernel.

[Andre@ns1 ~]$ fglrxinfo
display: :0.0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON 9800 XT
OpenGL version string: 2.1.7059 Release.

[Andre@ns1 ~]$ glxinfo
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:

This is what I get when I try to enable desktop effects:

[Andre@ns1 ~]$ 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

Here is my xong.conf info:

[Andre@ns1 ~]$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
# Xorg configuration created by livna-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "Default Layout"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
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 "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "fglrx"
        Option      "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
        Option      "VideoOverlay" "on"
EndSection

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

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

[TheHammer]

I had the same problem. The desktop effects will work somewhat without fglrx. I had problems with the windows not maximizing properly and the system crashing. You may want to try uninstalling fglrx and seeing if you can get the effects without it.

[garbagedigger]

Originally Posted by TheHammer

I had the same problem. The desktop effects will work somewhat without fglrx. I had problems with the windows not maximizing properly and the system crashing. You may want to try uninstalling fglrx and seeing if you can get the effects without it.

Yeah, the desktop effects work perfectly fine without the new drivers. I don't game on my linux box anyway, and that is the only reason why I would think I need the new fglrx drivers.