HOWTO: enable 3d acceleration w/ Rage Mobility (mach64)

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January 4th, 2005
ankitmalik

Re: HOWTO: enable 3d acceleration w/ Rage Mobility (mach64)

Quote:

Originally Posted by stateq2

I have been struggling w/ this for the past two weeks....and I finally got 3d acceleration to work w/ my ati rage mobility. I'm using xorg, but I beleive that it works w/ xfree86 as well. first of all, here's my card according to lspci

Code:

0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x (rev 64)

it uses the mach64 chipset.

now here's how I got direct rendering to work:

1. backup your X11R6 and modules directorys just in case

Code:

sudo cp -r /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11R6.old sudo cp -r /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-686 /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-686.old

2. get your kernel headers

Code:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6-686

3. get the proper mach64 dri software from here...or get it like this:

Code:

wget http://freedesktop.org/~fxkuehl/snapshots/mach64-20041123-linux.i386.tar.bz2

4. kill your X server. if you using the default ubuntu configuration, press ctrl+alt+F1..then;

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

5. unpack the dri modules. go into the directory where you downloaded the dri stuff, and:

Code:

tar xjvf mach64-20041123-linux.i386.tar.bz2

6. go into the unpacked directory, and run install.sh

Code:

cd dripkg sudo ./install.sh

7. all of the default options should be ok. once you start X again, check for your direct rendering by typing:

Code:

glxinfo | grep "direct"

if it says "direct rendering: Yes", then congratulations. If not....then restore you X11R6 and modules backup, and good luck to you 8)

btw, depending on your kernel version, the names in step 1 & 2 may vary

links:
http://freedesktop.org/~fxkuehl/snapshots/
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software_2fdri
http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=17864

Cant get this to work :( Check this please

maliks@tuxido:~ $ cd dripkg
maliks@tuxido:~/dripkg $ sudo ./install.sh
Password:

DIRECT RENDERING OPEN SOURCE PROJECT - DRIVER INSTALLATION SCRIPT

[ http://dri.sourceforge.net ]

================================================== ========================

Welcome to the DRI Driver Installation Script

The package you downloaded is for the following driver:

Driver Name : mach64
Description : ATI Mach64 Driver
Architecture :
Build Date : 20041215
Kernel Module : mach64

Optional Information

Driver Version :
Special Description :

Press ENTER to continue or CTRL-C to exit.

DIRECT RENDERING OPEN SOURCE PROJECT - DRIVER INSTALLATION SCRIPT

[ http://dri.sourceforge.net ]

================================================== ========================

The script will need to copy the DRI XFree86 driver modules to
your XFree86 directory.

The script will use the following XFree86 directory:

/usr/X11R6

If this is correct press ENTER, press C to change or CTRL-C to exit.

DIRECT RENDERING OPEN SOURCE PROJECT - DRIVER INSTALLATION SCRIPT

[ http://dri.sourceforge.net ]

================================================== ========================

The script also needs to copy the DRM kernel modules to your
kernel module directory.

This version of the script supports 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernels.

Kernel Version : 2.6.8.1-3-386
Module Directory : /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-386

If this is correct press ENTER, press C to change or CTRL-C to exit.

DIRECT RENDERING OPEN SOURCE PROJECT - DRIVER INSTALLATION SCRIPT

[ http://dri.sourceforge.net ]

================================================== ========================

The script will now compile the DRM kernel modules for your machine.

Press ENTER to continue or CTRL-C to exit.

Compiling...
ERROR: Kernel modules did not compile

The DRI drivers can not be installed without the latest kernel modules.
Installation will be aborted. See the dri.log file for information on
what went wrong.
January 7th, 2005
allio

Re: HOWTO: enable 3d acceleration w/ Rage Mobility (mach64)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ankitmalik

Cant get this to work :( Check this please

Bumping for ankitmalik because I have the same problem :D

EDIT: On closer inspection, upgrading to x.org is mandatory.

Quote:

Binary snapshots only work with a recent X.org X server. If you're running a version of XFree86 then you must install an [WWW]X.org server (Xorg.bz2) and [WWW]driver modules (Xorg-modules.tar.bz2).

I'll give that a go.
January 7th, 2005
allio

Re: HOWTO: enable 3d acceleration w/ Rage Mobility (mach64)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arbiter

I finally got it to compile and install, but after checking to see if it worked after doing a 'startx', the glxinfo command still gives me a "no" on DRI. Do I have to modify my XF86Config file or something?

Ok, how did you get around that error? I hope you didn't have to actually recompile the kernel :(
January 8th, 2005
stateq2

Re: HOWTO: enable 3d acceleration w/ Rage Mobility (mach64)

just updated the howto...I added the common modules, plus the drivers were updated. if you had problems before, you might want to try it again.
January 28th, 2005
kultuur

Re: HOWTO: enable 3d acceleration w/ Rage Mobility (mach64)

Hi there

I installed Hoary Array 3 (with X.org 6.8.1) yesterday. Enabling DRI for my ATI Rage Pro card (also based on mach64) was not so difficult. I didn't need the common-200xxxxx-linux.i386.tar.bz2 package, only mach64-200xxxxx-linux.i386.tar.bz2.

I followed these steps (based on the first post):

1. install the necessary kernel-headers and gcc

Code:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-686 build-essential

2. Download latest mach64 snapshot from http://dri.freedesktop.org/snapshots and untar.

Code:

wget http://dri.freedesktop.org/snapshots/mach64-20041215-linux.i386.tar.bz2 tar xjvf mach64-20041215-linux.i386.tar.bz2

3. Logout from gnome and change the runlevel with

Code:

sudo init 1

This stops the X.org server.

4. Build and install the mach64 drivers

Code:

cd /path_to_where_you_untarred_everything/dripkg ./install.sh

What does this script do ?
It installs a new kernel-module for your graphics card
/lib/modules/2.6.xxxxx/kernel/drivers/char/drm/mach64.ko

and installs the necessary driver for X.org:
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/mach64_dri.so
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ati_drv.o
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/atimisc_drv.o

5. Restart X.org with

Code:

init 2

6. Check for direct rendering under gnome

Code:

glxinfo | grep direct

What to do if it doesn't work?

1. Check if your mach64 kernel-module is loaded

Code:

lsmod | grep mach64

Output must be similar to

Code:

mach64 117568 2

If it isn't loaded, try to load it with

Code:

sudo modprobe -v mach64

When it is missing after a reboot, add a line with 'mach64' to /etc/modules

Code:

sudo echo "mach64" >> /etc/modules

2. Check /etc/X11/xorg.conf
This file should contain:

Code:

Section "Module" ... Load "dri" Load "glx" ... EndSection Section "Device" ... Driver "ati" ... EndSection Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection
February 28th, 2005
stateq2

Re: HOWTO: enable 3d acceleration w/ Rage Mobility (mach64)

wow, nice update :smile:
March 9th, 2005
mr_ed

Re: HOWTO: enable 3d acceleration w/ Rage Mobility (mach64)

Quote:

Originally Posted by allio

Ok, how did you get around that error? I hope you didn't have to actually recompile the kernel :(

bump!

Code:

Compiling... ERROR: Kernel modules did not compile The DRI drivers can not be installed without the latest kernel modules. Installation will be aborted. See the dri.log file for information on what went wrong.

I got the same error while trying to install the common files, too. :(
March 10th, 2005
allio

Re: HOWTO: enable 3d acceleration w/ Rage Mobility (mach64)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kultuur

1. Check if your mach64 kernel-module is loaded

Code:

lsmod | grep mach64

Output must be similar to

Code:

mach64 117568 2

Code:

allio@zinger:~ $ lsmod | grep mach64 mach64 57888 0 drm 72536 1 mach64

This appears to be wrong.

I can't actually for the life of me work out if my onboard video is even supported. lspci gives:

Code:

0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X (rev 5c)

...which looks like like it is, but I really can't be sure. Does the fact that the mach64 module succesfully loads on a modprobe mean that it is, or would it load with any video card?

Oh well, I'll try following your instructions from scratch, but I never seem to get anywhere. Maybe hoary will fix things :p
March 13th, 2005
stateq2

Re: HOWTO: enable 3d acceleration w/ Rage Mobility (mach64)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_ed

bump!

Code:

Compiling... ERROR: Kernel modules did not compile The DRI drivers can not be installed without the latest kernel modules. Installation will be aborted. See the dri.log file for information on what went wrong.

I got the same error while trying to install the common files, too. :(

sorry for the delay. you need to get the linux headers for your kernel. if don't have them...

Code:

apt-get install linux-headers-686

....but if you do already have them, keep reading.

for some reason, the driver dosn't compile when you use the '386' kernel, complaining about something not being in the kernel. the solution is to get the '686' kernel, along w/ it's headers.

Code:

apt-get install linux-686 linux-headers-686

then boot to the kernel, and run the script again. hope this works for you
March 14th, 2005
mr_ed

Re: HOWTO: enable 3d acceleration w/ Rage Mobility (mach64)

Hey, no problem.

Unfortunately, I have both of them. :(

I went in and did a make in the right subfolder, and it appeared to have worked.

Only thing is that it only seemed to enable DRI when I set my laptop screen size to 1024x768. (This laptop normally only has one setting: 1400x1050)

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