Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:41:08 +0200 (CEST) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, alexjeffburke@gmail.com Subject: Re: i915 DRM enabled in X.org log but not in glxinfo Message-ID: <200610241241.k9OCf8jp017693@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <a8b8bb510610231742p7f6319cama962be8c0a45782a@mail.gmail.com>
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Alex Burke wrote: > When I check the X.org log file, it says direct rendering: enabled on > my graphics device (it attaches its i810 driver to the kernel's i915 > DRM device). This would appear to me to suggest that atleast the X > server is running with full DRM capabilities. > > But when I use glxinfo, it says direct rendering: No. I am just > wodnering, is there anything special I need to do for GL to work with > the DRM stuff? I haven't installed (atleast knowingly) any other MESA > library, so following the advice I have found that should be all I > need to check, but apparently something else is wrong and I haven't > the faintest idea what to look for. Have you installed the graphics/dri port? Which version? Which versions of Xorg and FreeBSD do you have? For comparison, you can find dmesg, Xorg.log and glxinfo output from my notebook (also i915) here: http://www.secnetix.de/~olli/dmesg/centaur/ Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. "Unix gives you just enough rope to hang yourself -- and then a couple of more feet, just to be sure." -- Eric Allman
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