Talk:HOWTO AIGLX
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[edit] Unknown Problem?
I think these images says it all....
Pictures remove due to constant 404's on my Web Server
IchigoKurosaki 03:45, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
I don't know what I did wrong... Linux runs fine on my Desktop (AMD+NVIDIA), but my laptop (AMD+ATI) is just not working.... any Suggestions? I can't find anything about this...
IchigoKurosaki 22:28, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
- I think you're looking at more of an AIGLX problem with ATI drivers than a Beryl problem. Consult those pages. NVidia drivers don't use AIGLX, they include direct rendering. ATI drivers don't have the proper extensions, so they must use either XGL or AIGLX. --Jbdubbs 04:27, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] glx module
Martin Meyer: I have just tried this method and am getting this error in my Xorg.0.log:
(EE) Failed to load module "glx" (module does not exist, 0)
The file for it does exist as /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so, but it fails to load and I don't have any compositor stuff for metacity in gconf. Any idea what's wrong?
- The libglx thing can be mesa related problem. A new ebuild using mesa-cvs maybe would fix it. About the compositor stuff, i had the same problem, so i had to add the gconf value by hand. Maybe a newer version of metacity should work, i'll try it later
- An easy way to turn on/off the compositor without having to fire up gconf-editor (will also create create key if isn't there all ready):
gconftool-2 -s '/apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager' --type bool true
[edit] ebuild
Has anybody had success with the new xorg-server ebuild? It gets rid of the glx error for me, but hard-locks my computer when I try to start X... [I updated the ebuild so that you don't have to have pulled Mesa from cvs first, it'll do it itself. Currently recompiling. If this still locks up, I'll try adding in the patches from 1.0.1-r4.]
It seems that enabling EXA acceleration is what causes the lock-ups for me. If anyone else is using a radeon and has a similar problem, try disabling EXA if you are using. Of course, now I have the "white screen with drop shadows" thing going on...
--Try again using this latest wiki update as a guide--Reydan 18:33, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Drivers
Sorry for putting this here.....
I read over your tutorial and it's great, however, before I can try it I need to get my graphics driver installed. This has been giving me problems for months. I have an 855GM (i830 I believe) and have absolutely no idea if my driver is in portage, I download it from the intel website (tried this and couldn't get it to work), or use the driver in the kernel. Could you possibly include that in your howto or a reference to a good howto? I appreciate your help. If you need to take this off of the page, please email me at mr.snookie@gmail.com
Thanks again.
You have i855 graphic mobile (GM) chipset. It has to work with i810 driver. I also have similar chipset on my Dell Latitude D505. I have not succeed to get DRI working with X.org 7.0 or 7.1. Owners of non-Dell 855gm chipsets report success, so I belieave its due to broken VBIOS. As VBIOS is released by PC manufacturer and not Intel, they tend to be broken in different ways (grep for 855 on xorg ML). So far not good.
[edit] Nvidia
It's my understanding that as soon as a new nvidia binary driver comes out, iaglx will work. Any truth to this and if so, when's it coming? --24.180.25.249 08:01, 1 March 2006 (GMT)
[edit] cool effects
Will the effects from XGL work here too? What steps need to be done to make them compatible if not? --24.180.25.249 08:01, 1 March 2006 (GMT)
--The cool effects come from using compiz together with XGL, not by using XGL alone, Now that compiz works well with AIGLX for some cards, you have the same cool effects using AIGLX too --Reydan 18:33, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Openchrome
--Same problem with Savage 400 DDR-K card.
[edit] aiglx ebuilds available in xgl-coffee
--The aiglx flag is no longer needed...but to get the xorg-server working the patches mentioned in the wiki are needed.--Reydan 18:33, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
--both xorg-server-1.1.1 and compiz/compiz-quinnstorm have the patches applied and should be fully aiglx enabled. --CoffeeBuzz 15:40, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] No Joy on Thinkpad x40
Followed the instructions on this page to try and get a Thinkpad x40 (i810 chipset) working and was left with a screen of blue rectangles; no mouse or keyboard response.
--Please try again..The wiki has been recently updated...--Reydan 18:23, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] AIGLX on savage video card
I was able to start both XGL and AIGLX on my laptop with Savage video card (Savage DDR-K). AIGLX is much faster than XGL on this video card. Real transparency works too. However, it is impossible for the moment to start compiz due to the "Support for non power of two textures missing" error. It seems to me, that the current open-source savage driver doesn't (yet?) support this feature. UPDATE: the newer savage drivers (ver. 2.1.1) seem to be broken or al least very unstable. and the transparency doesn't work with stable version 2.0.2.3 (i could never manage this) UPDATE2: AIGLX works along with metacity. The former has however texture problems, same as described in Openchrome section - no textures. Error message is: "no texture created - maybe TextureFromPixmaps extention is not present" UPDATE3: I report also the ProSavage (KN133) to work correctly with AIGLX, but no compiz/beryl yet (it crashes with error: libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x4b)
[edit] Nvidia driver not supported line removed
Is someone trying to make a point by removing the line about nvidia not being supported, but will soon? Seems a little childish to remove useful information to (I assume) make a point about closed source drivers... For those interested, the line said: "nVidia: Any. No open DRI driver. Closed driver support coming soon though." - it was in the cards not supported section.
[edit] Nvidia problems
I can't make AIGLX work for me on Nvidia GF440go... maybe i'm doing something wrong but my xorg log says: (WW) NVIDIA(0): Option "AGPFastWrite" is not used (WW) NVIDIA(0): Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" is not used (WW) NVIDIA(0): Option "DRI" is not used
and if i try to run compiz, i just get corrupted display. when i kill it everything goes back to normal.
Now new nvidia-drivers are available in portage (masked). It needs this option in xorg.conf:
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
[edit] Beryl and Emerald Ebuilds
Beryl and Emerald ebuilds are now available from Portage. http://www.gentoo-portage.com/x11-wm/beryl http://www.gentoo-portage.com/x11-wm/emerald
[edit] Move Compiz part to Compiz Howto?
Is the last part of this article about AIGLX relevant? Why not move this to the dedicated Compiz article? It'll make the GL docs more consistent imo. The compiz-troubleshooting is not only useful for people using AIGLX, but also for people using XGL.
- Agreed, I'll look into it. --Jbdubbs 05:06, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] VIA - OpenChrome - AiGLX
I could get Beryl working on a VIA UniChrome Pro (VIA P4M800Pro - VIA VT3314) with the vesa driver (but it uses a lot of processing). With the OpenChrome drivers, there is not support for non power of two textures. I will try to talk with the openChrome or Mesa team and verify if that feature is not supported on driver or on hardware. Probably it's not supported on hardware, like the Savage cards.
[edit] DRI Section
The line 'Group 0' will make dri usable only by root, which in turn only root can use X window.
I removed it so non-root user can use x window.
