3d desktop no direct rendering

[Recon20k]

I cant seem to get 3d desktop working on my system. Can anyone help??
Maybe i haven't installed the proper drivers for my graphics card?? If so how do i do this? I'd really appreciate any help with this one.

Here is my glxinfo

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_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_OML_swap_method,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_hyperpipe,
GLX_SGIX_swap_barrier, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
client glx vendor string: ATI
client glx version string: 1.3
client glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_ARB_multisample,
GLX_ATI_pixel_format_float, GLX_ATI_render_texture
GLX version: 1.2
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_ARB_multisample
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.5.1)
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 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 None
0x24 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 1 0 None
0x25 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 1 0 None
0x26 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 1 0 None
0x27 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 None
0x28 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 1 0 None
0x29 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 1 0 None
0x2a 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 1 0 None
0x3c 32 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None

and my class display

*-display:0
description: VGA compatible controller
product: ATI Technologies Inc
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@01:00.0
version: 00
size: 256MB
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: vga bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=fglrx_pci
resources: iomemory:c0000000-cfffffff iomemory:dfde0000-dfdeffff ioport:dc00-dcff irq:169
*-display:1 UNCLAIMED
description: Display controller
product: ATI Technologies Inc
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 0.1
bus info: pci@01:00.1
version: 00
size: 64KB
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
resources: iomemory:dfdf0000-dfdfffff

[Jmccaffrey]

What driver are you using for your video card? Many ATI cards do not have a properly supported driver.

[Recon20k]

i don't know what driver i'm using for my graphics card,.. how do i find out??

I was talking to some people here that were saying that the drivers for this particular card (ati) are not properly developed yet, so i guess ill just have to wait for software updates to fix the problem.

I checked the ati website and they don't have any drivers that support ubuntu edgy operating system.

[nevernamed]

I'm also having a similar problem. I can't seem to get the 3d effects needed for beryl working on ubuntu 6.10

When I first installed, metacity wasn't installed correctly, so I had to reinstall that package because things like keyboard shortcuts, holding down keys until they repeated, etc didn't work.

The ubuntu desktop still isn't displaying 100% correctly for some reason but I think I'll live with it since I wanted to install beryl.

I was following the guide <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/desktopguide/C/hardware.html">here</a> and when I was told to restart xorg I did and then it wouldn't restart.

I've been messing around with getting 6.10 working properly for several days now and am getting very frustrated and tired. Any help from anybody would be really helpful.

Thanks.

[PONGsiFU]

I have the same type of problem, no direct rendering whatsoever. Even when I countlessly reformat and freshly reinstall Ubuntu, the same problem shows up. *This never happened before by the way*

Fglrx does not work, and besides Fglrx, for me, makes Beryl obsolete. I need to stick with ALGLX. I've tweaked the X11/xorg.conf file but didn't work.

It would be nice if someone would relieve our pain, you can't do anything cool without direct rendering. and it sucks without it. no kiba-dock...no beryl...