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

[alex.bb]

output from...

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

...?

[geodescent]

Hello. Many of these steps seem out of date. Has anybody tried this with Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy? If so, can you post the steps you took? (for instance, I'm not able to compile the latest kernel headers because the version supplied here cannot be found)

[SubGothius]

what does

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

?

Heh, same thing as:

grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log

...only longer.

[alex.bb]

Hello.
With the debs gets a lot easier.

Kernel modules (deb-Packages) for Ubuntu Hardy.
(-generic and -rt kernel)

To install add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://www.bakarasse.de/linux/ubuntu/hardy /

and run:
apt-get update

Install for generic kernel:
apt-get install linux-ati-mach64-drm-modules-generic
...for Real time kernel:
apt-get install linux-ati-mach64-drm-modules-rt

Dont forget, max Display Depth must be set in xorg.conf to 16 bit.

Best regards,
Alex

[Chenko]

Hi, I'd tried everything on Xubuntu Hardy, compiling modules (git method), installing packages from repos, using an script for install modules automatically, playing with xorg.conf with many options, and nothing worked.

I obtain these from

glxinfo | grep render

direct rendering: No (If you want to find out why, try setting LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose)
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Mach64 [Rage Pro] 20051019 x86/MMX/SSE

and this from

lsmod | grep mach64
mach64                 44800  2 
drm                   154792  3 mach64

Mi Laptop is a Compaq Armada E500 with a Ati Rage Mobility 8MB

Please Help!!

this is my xorg.conf

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch"
Option "XkbVariant" "alt-intl"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Rage Mobility P/M (AGP)"
Option "ForcePCIMode" "True"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection

EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection


Best Regads,

Chenko

[alex.bb]

Hi Chenko,

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

?????

[Chenko]

Thanks for your response alex.bb, here is the output:

$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(EE) Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics touchpad detected and no repeater device
(EE) Synaptics Touchpad Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware.
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics Touchpad"

Best Regards,

Chenko

[alex.bb]

Thanks for your response alex.bb, here is the output:

$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(EE) Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics touchpad detected and no repeater device
(EE) Synaptics Touchpad Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware.
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics Touchpad"

Best Regards,

Chenko

Hi Chenko,

You need to reinstall the modules.

Not forget:
depmod -a
and restart X

[sersoft]

Hey this is probably a stupid question, but will this patch allow the 3D desktop(Beryl/Compiz) to work(even slowly)?

I would like to have it just to show how awesome linux is on an old laptop(Armada m700)

my card is an ATi Rage Mobility P/M1(it says "Ati Rage P" on the chip itself) 8mb AGP. and is running on a 440bx chhipset with a coppermine PentiumIII and 512ram.

[psyke83]

Hey this is probably a stupid question, but will this patch allow the 3D desktop(Beryl/Compiz) to work(even slowly)?

I would like to have it just to show how awesome linux is on an old laptop(Armada m700)

my card is an ATi Rage Mobility P/M1(it says "Ati Rage P" on the chip itself) 8mb AGP. and is running on a 440bx chhipset with a coppermine PentiumIII and 512ram.

No, it's not possible at all. Your graphics card does not support non-power-of-two textures which is necessary for compiz to work. I tried to make it work on my Mobility M4 some time ago and found out about the hardware requirements.

Sorry .