Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:40:51 +0100 From: Csaba Molnar <molnarcs@gmail.com> To: Adam K Kirchhoff <adamk@voicenet.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: beryl problems Message-ID: <200702091540.52052.molnarcs@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1171030012.8030.17.camel@memory> References: <eqfh3h$uth$1@sea.gmane.org> <200702091456.36736.molnarcs@gmail.com> <1171030012.8030.17.camel@memory>
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2007. February 9. 15.06 dátummal Adam K Kirchhoff ezt írta: > On Fri, 2007-02-09 at 14:56 +0100, Csaba Molnar wrote: > > > Sure, beryl can be run through the XGL server, but I didn't think XGL > > > was currently available on FreeBSD. It's certainly not in the ports > > > tree. > > > > > > Adam > > > > I think it is part of xorg now (was separate in xorg 7.1.x). It shows up > > in beryl manager (Advanced Beryl options -> Rendering platform - Force > > XGL) and it seems to work (I can switch to force xgl from automatic or > > force-nvidia). I think compiz (which is available in ports) only supports > > xgl btw. > > compiz, just like beryl, requires GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap. It can, > theoretically, work with any GL drivers that provide that extension, > including the XGL server, the open source drivers with AIGLX, and the > closed source nVidia drivers (with, or without, direct rendering). > > As for XGL. Even if it is part of xorg now, it's still not in the ports > tree. xorg-server does not provide it and, as of earlier this week, > there was no separate port for it. In fact, 'locate -i xgl' on my > system turns up nothing. > > Adam I think I've mistaken - information about 7.2 is scarce, but it appears that xgl integration is planned after 7.2 release (at least that's what I found on opensuse forums). One can still use copy (beryl --use-copy) instead of texture_from_pixmap with any driver - but depending on your configuration, it can be rather slow. For me (a sempron 3100+ with an nvidia fx5500 card) it works OK, but videos can get jerky when rotating the cube or doing other fancy stuff.
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