Enable XFree86-DRI Extension [Fedora Core 1]
jzilla
> Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
> ...
> direct rendering: No
> ...
I'm trying to load it in /etc/X11/XFree86Config
> Section "Module"
> ...
> Load "dri"
> EndSection
And, since I have a Matrox Millennium G200 PCI graphics card, I presume
this is the appropriate existing library...
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/mga_dri.so
How can I get direct rendering working?
jzilla
It looks as if X is actually loading a DRI module.
From /var/log/XFree86.0.log:
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
(II) Module dri: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
Since there don't appear to be any errors during the LoadModule routine,
why do I get the missing extension error?
Ben Measures
> jzilla wrote:
> >
>
>> When I run glxinfo, I get the following.
>>
>> > Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
>> > ...
>> > direct rendering: No
>> > ...
>>
>> I'm trying to load it in /etc/X11/XFree86Config
>>
>> > Section "Module"
>> > ...
>> > Load "dri"
>> > EndSection
Try
Load "mga_dri"
instead.
>>
>> And, since I have a Matrox Millennium G200 PCI graphics card, I
>> presume this is the appropriate existing library...
>>
>> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/mga_dri.so
>>
>> How can I get direct rendering working?
>
>
> It looks as if X is actually loading a DRI module.
>
> From /var/log/XFree86.0.log:
>
> (II) LoadModule: "dri"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
> (II) Module dri: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
> ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
>
> Since there don't appear to be any errors during the LoadModule routine,
> why do I get the missing extension error?
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Google Mike
Okay, what would "direct rendering" give me? I have RH9. (BTW, I'm
running Xinerama mode on 2 monitors and 2 video cards.) Does this fix
the bug I have when I try to use an OpenGL-based screen saver (which
crashes my X)?
jzilla
Direct rendering would be something to look into there. Does glxinfo
report that you are missing the XFree86-DRI extension?
I'm trying to run Windows applications with Wine, and among the Windows
errors is "Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your
video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw.". I'm pretty sure
that the other errors are caused by missing that extension.
jzilla
> jzilla wrote:
>
>> jzilla wrote:
>> >
>>
>>> When I run glxinfo, I get the following.
>>>
>>> > Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
>>> > ...
>>> > direct rendering: No
>>> > ...
>>>
>>> I'm trying to load it in /etc/X11/XFree86Config
>>>
>>> > Section "Module"
>>> > ...
>>> > Load "dri"
>>> > EndSection
>
> Try
> Load "mga_dri"
> instead.
(II) LoadModule: "mga_dri"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module mga_dri
(II) UnloadModule: "mga_dri"
(EE) Failed to load module "mga_dri" (module does not exist, 0)
When it says 'module' does that include shared object files? I had
assumed that /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/mga_dri.so was the 'module' and
that XFree86 found it by scanning /usr/X11R6/lib/modules.
Do I need to provide a module -> .so map somewhere?
jzilla
>
>>>
>>>> When I run glxinfo, I get the following.
>>>>
>>>> > Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
>>>> > ...
>>>> > direct rendering: No
>>>> > ...
It turns out that while XFree86.org lists "Matrox G200" as a supported
device for DRI, /var/log/XFree86.0.log says only the AGP version is
supported.
(EE) MGA(0): [drm] Direct rendering only supported with G200/G400/G550 AGP
Google Mike
> report that you are missing the XFree86-DRI extension?
Yep. Here's the output. Note I have 2 video cards and 2 monitors in
Xinerama mode. When I go into RH9's screensaver control panel, I can
see the OpenGL screensavers just fine in this small mode. But when I
try to load that as my screensaver, it crashes X completely.
name of display: :0.0
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.2
client glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 4.0.4
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract,
GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3,
GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess
visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x23 16 tc 1 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x24 16 tc 1 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 None
0x25 16 tc 1 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x26 16 tc 1 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x27 16 dc 1 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x28 16 dc 1 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 None
0x29 16 dc 1 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x2a 16 dc 1 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
Oh, and here's the Modules section from my /etc/X11/XF86Config file:
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
EndSection
jzilla
> jzilla <jzilla@localhost> wrote in message
>
>>Direct rendering would be something to look into there. Does glxinfo
>>report that you are missing the XFree86-DRI extension?
>
>
> Yep. Here's the output. Note I have 2 video cards and 2 monitors in
> Xinerama mode. When I go into RH9's screensaver control panel, I can
> see the OpenGL screensavers just fine in this small mode. But when I
> try to load that as my screensaver, it crashes X completely.
That sounds like something other than DRI, but who knows? At least you
could rule it out if it were working properly.
> Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
> ...
> Section "Module"
> Load "dbe"
> Load "extmod"
> Load "fbdevhw"
> Load "glx"
> Load "record"
> Load "freetype"
> Load "type1"
> EndSection
You'll need to add 'Load "dri"', or the vendor specific DRI module if
you have one, to that list. Then scan through /var/log/XFree86.0.log and
see what it says under 'LoadModule: "dri"'.