Beryl ati no DRI Desktop Environments Question

Question Beryl ati no DRI ( Ubuntu Forums Desktop Environments )
Updated: 2008-11-23 01:45:18 (6)

Beryl ati no DRI

After following a couple of howtos on howto install beryl, it *should* be working, according to the howtos. However ....

When I start beryl-manager and want to switch to beryl, I get the following error:

Code:

* Beryl system compatiblity check                            *
**************************************************************

Detected xserver                                : AIGLX

Checking Display :0.0 ...

Checking for XComposite extension               : passed (v0.3)
Checking for XDamage extension                  : passed
Checking for RandR extension                    : passed
Checking for XSync extension                    : passed

Checking Screen 0 ...

Checking for GLX_SGIX_fbconfig                  : passed
Checking for GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap        : passed
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
Checking for non power of two texture support   : failed

Support for non power of two textures missing
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
beryl: glXBindTexImageEXT is missing
beryl: Failed to manage screen: 0
beryl: No manageable screens found on display :0.0

It seems DRI is missing. But when I look in my xorg.conf, I find this:

Section modules:
Load "dri"

Another howto told me to disblae composite to get it working, but when I do that beryl gives me the error that it needs composite.

My config can be found here: http://81.171.84.71/~dignus/xorg.conf.txt
My videocard is an:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 5B62 [Radeon X600 (PCIE)]

Any suggestions?

Answers: Beryl ati no DRI ( Ubuntu Forums Desktop Environments )

Beryl ati no DRI

downgrade beryl

divague

Beryl ati no DRI

Hi

It seems to me you are using fglrx driver. That diver not support composite and AIGLX. You should install XGL or use open source driver

Waappu

Beryl ati no DRI

Thank you for your help. I've just downgraded, but that wouldn't help, still the same error.
But I think the error is not with Beryl in this case, glxinfo shows no direct rendering. I am however running XGL:

root@dignus-desktop:~# dpkg -l | grep xgl
ii xserver-xgl 1f40 7.0.0.git.20060725-0ubuntu2.1 GL-based X server

At least, I think I am... Ubuntu on the desktop is quite new for me, finally made the switch from gentoo to ubuntu, so I'm still finding out where everything is.

Many thanks for you help!

Update:
I'm wondering if I'm running XGL after all... after disbling the composite extension, I get this:

dignus@dignus-desktop:~$ beryl-manager
dignus@dignus-desktop:~$ XGL Absent, checking for NVIDIA
Nvidia Absent, checking for texture_from_pixmap
texture_from_pixmap Present
beryl: No composite extension
dignus@dignus-desktop:~$ beryl-manager --version
beryl-manager 0.1.99.2

dignus

Beryl ati no DRI

Quote:

Originally Posted by dignus

I am however running XGL

Hi

I think you aren't bacause beryl says:
Detected xserver : AIGLX

Waappu

Beryl ati no DRI

Hi

And in xorg.conf file this is wrong think

Code:

Section "Extensions"
	Option 		"Composite" "true" 
EndSection

You should disable composite when using fglrx driver

Waappu

Beryl ati no DRI

Hi

If you are followed this guide that I found your other post
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_E...eryl_.28ATI.29

You should have XGL session. Try to log out and select XGL session and login to that

EDIT:
In the login manager you can now choose a session named Xgl
Answer to following question that you want to use Xgl for this session only (if something went wrong you are logged in next time using standard session)
If everything works fine , you can set it as the default session , remember you can always login a normal gnome session if you want.

Waappu

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