NO 3D accel for my ubuntu...

[Efrain Valles]

Dear friends...

I have long battled to get my Hoary Ubuntu to run decent 3D accel

this is my output on any game start
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".

this is my glxinfo

valles@Voices:~$ glxinfo | grep direct
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
direct rendering: No
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect



this is my xorg.conf
I have highlighted in red some of the changes I made following the steps on some other posts here... but my system keeps asking for
extension "XFree86-DRI" and If I install it it will remove my XORG... as far as I know XORG came about to replace "XFree86"

I'm fairly new to UBUNTU and linux so excuse the lingo mistakes


# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following commands:
#
# cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom
# sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum'
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# paths to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "i2c"
# Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
SubSection "extmod"
Option "Omit xfree86-dga"
EndSubSection
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
# Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "es"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility 9000 (M6 LY)"
Driver "radeon"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
#Option "RenderAccel" "true"
#Option "SubPixelOrder" "NONE"
#Option "MergedFB" "false"
Option "BackingStore" "true"
#Option "Accel"
Option "AGPMode" "4"
#Option "AGPFastWrite" "true"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
#Option "ForcePCIMode" "true"
#Option "EnableDepthMoves" "true"
#Option "NoBackBuffer" "false"
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor genérico"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-49
VertRefresh 43-72
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility 9000 (M6 LY)"
Monitor "Monitor genérico"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection


if ANY ONE CAN HELP PLEASE I WILL REALLY APRECIATE IT...

[BLTicklemonster]

Have you tried this? http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=76116

I want to see if anyone knows how to get the logitech mouse to not lag in online games running ati drivers, but no one seems to answer any queries I post on this.

[whitesox]

Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility 9000 (M6 LY)"

My laptop says that too, but it actually is a "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility 7500 (M6 LY)"

No luck with fglrx drivers, because they only support 8500 or >.

I *did* change Driver "radeon" to Driver "ati"... not sure if it made a difference, but whatever helps...

[Zimmer]

No luck with fglrx drivers, because they only support 8500 or >.

I *did* change Driver "radeon" to Driver "ati"... not sure if it made a difference, but whatever helps...

Not quite true, if you read the info here. This is the wiki I followed to get 3d on my Radeon 9600
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BinaryDriverHowto
and
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI

in the config you change the "ati" to "fglrx"

Hope this helps...

[David Marrs]

Similar problems here. I've got an old ati rage mobility built into my laptop, which gets detected fine, but no direct rendering. The fglrx how-to doesn't work. I have dri drivers installed (sofar as I can tell) but glxinfo reports that mesa is being used for openGL and - like a said - there's no direct rendering.

I do get a message 'Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".' that seems to have something to do with the problem.

Google returns lots of questions on the subject, but no answers as of yet.

Can anyone suggest where I should go from here?

[David Marrs]

never mind. I got it fixed with help from another thread I found on this forum. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=7200 has a good how-to. It needs some additional info, however.

1. Make sure you are using older modules (i.e. the ones he recommends or ones from a similar time period. Getting the most recent versions won't work for breezy. You will find them in http://dri.freedesktop.org/snapshots/archive/

2. After you do step 6, delete the dripkg directory with 'rm -rf dripkg/'

3. You may also have to run X via the 'startx' command as opposed to the 'gdm' command. I've not tested this yet, so I can't confirm.

[Efrain Valles]

seem pretty risky everything on that how to...

I the las step where you change from 24 to 16 screwed my video card conf completely...

did anybody else find the solution to the problem??