SuSE 8.2- direct rendering: no

[DrJones]

I know this has come up before, but I searched and no one's problem/solution seemed to match mine.

I have a mx 440 with SuSE pro 8.2.

I am trying to get my hardware rendering enabled (it doesn't seem to be). I first did it using yast. I turned it on under the monitors section, and it went black, had to restart. Then I turned it on using SaX2. Now it says that hardware support is on. However, when I run glxinfo, it says direct rendering is off.

I did some looking and found that some people needed to create symbolic links to the libglx.so.1.0.4496 flie. I did that. Now I have:

/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions # ls -l
total 968
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 96 2003-08-15 00:57 .
drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 2003-09-20 17:10 ..
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 16684 2003-03-17 06:26 libdbe.a
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 31612 2003-03-17 06:26 libdri.a
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 168026 2003-03-17 06:26 libextmod.a
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 2003-10-02 21:09 libglx.so -> libglx.so.1.0.4496
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 683136 2003-08-15 00:53 libglx.so.1.0.4496
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 26140 2003-03-17 06:26 librecord.a
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 39722 2003-03-17 06:26 libxtrap.a

However, (even after restarting x) it still says that direct rendering is off.

What do I have to do to turn it on? I'm attaching my config file incase it helps.

[DrJones]

Also, here is the input of me running glxinfo

name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: Brian Paul
server glx version string: 1.4 Mesa 5.0
server glx extensions:
    GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_pixmap_colormap, 
    GLX_MESA_release_buffers, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_EXT_visual_info, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, 
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
client glx vendor string: Brian Paul
client glx version string: 1.4 Mesa 5.0
client glx extensions:
    GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_pixmap_colormap, 
    GLX_MESA_release_buffers, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_EXT_visual_info, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, 
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
GLX extensions:
    GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_pixmap_colormap, 
    GLX_MESA_release_buffers, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_EXT_visual_info, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, 
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
OpenGL vendor string: Brian Paul
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa X11
OpenGL version string: 1.4 Mesa 5.0
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample, 
    GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_shadow, 
    GL_ARB_shadow_ambient, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, 
    GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, 
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, 
    GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, 
    GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, 
    GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, 
    GL_EXT_convolution, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_fog_coord, 
    GL_EXT_histogram, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, 
    GL_EXT_paletted_texture, GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_polygon_offset, 
    GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, 
    GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, 
    GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, 
    GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_HP_occlusion_test, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, 
    GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, 
    GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_resize_buffers, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, 
    GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_point_sprite, 
    GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_vertex_program, 
    GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_SGI_color_matrix, GL_SGI_color_table, 
    GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_pixel_texture, 
    GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, 
    GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SGIX_pixel_texture, GL_SGIX_shadow, 
    GL_SGIX_shadow_ambient
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
    GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x21 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 None
0x22 16 dc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x23 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x24 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x25 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x26 16 dc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x27 16 dc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x28 16 dc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None

[louis-nl]

Originally posted by DrJones
Also, here is the input of me running glxinfo

name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: Brian Paul
server glx version string: 1.4 Mesa 5.0
server glx extensions:
    GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_pixmap_colormap, 
    GLX_MESA_release_buffers, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_EXT_visual_info, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, 
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
client glx vendor string: Brian Paul
client glx version string: 1.4 Mesa 5.0
client glx extensions:
    GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_pixmap_colormap, 
    GLX_MESA_release_buffers, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_EXT_visual_info, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, 
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
GLX extensions:
    GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_pixmap_colormap, 
    GLX_MESA_release_buffers, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_EXT_visual_info, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, 
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
OpenGL vendor string: Brian Paul
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa X11
OpenGL version string: 1.4 Mesa 5.0
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample, 
    GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_shadow, 
    GL_ARB_shadow_ambient, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, 
    GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, 
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, 
    GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, 
    GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, 
    GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, 
    GL_EXT_convolution, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_fog_coord, 
    GL_EXT_histogram, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, 
    GL_EXT_paletted_texture, GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_polygon_offset, 
    GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, 
    GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, 
    GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, 
    GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_HP_occlusion_test, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, 
    GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, 
    GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_resize_buffers, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, 
    GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_point_sprite, 
    GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_vertex_program, 
    GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_SGI_color_matrix, GL_SGI_color_table, 
    GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_pixel_texture, 
    GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, 
    GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SGIX_pixel_texture, GL_SGIX_shadow, 
    GL_SGIX_shadow_ambient
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
    GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x21 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 None
0x22 16 dc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x23 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x24 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x25 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x26 16 dc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x27 16 dc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x28 16 dc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None

You are running software modus...
make sure you check /etc/sysconfig/3ddiag.

it should look like this:
## Path: Hardware/3D
## Description: 3D Configuration
## Type: list(no,switch2mesasoft,switch2mesa3dfx,switch2xf8 6_glx)
## Default: switch2mesasoft
#
# This variable specifies the script to execute to create the necessary
# symbolic links to the correct OpenGL libraries/extensions. These scripts
# are located in /usr/X11R6/bin. The possible values are:
#
# "no" : Do not execute any script!
# "switch2mesasoft" : Mesa software emulation (works for all graphic boards$
# "switch2mesa3dfx" : Mesa/Glide
# "switch2xf86_glx" : XFree86 4.x/DRI
#
# You can find out which script you have to use for your graphic board with
# the program "3Ddiag".
#

SCRIPT_3D="no"

when you have done this, install the driver and use sax2 -s
Now sax2 will show you a default configuraton. Dont accept it, but choose configure. Check all your settings, save and test it.