Envy Problem

[barryg]

Hi. I did a fresh install of Ubuntu and used the Envy utility to install the latest ATI driver. All went well, i let the utility configure the driver and i then i rebooted, upon checking i got ----

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

Any ideas as to why this should happen. I had a search around but couldn't find anything similar.

Regards Barryg

[SheeEttin]

Re: Envy Problem

Execute "grep WW /var/log/Xorg.0.log && grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log" and post what that comes back with.

[barryg]

Re: Envy Problem

Hi. Sorry for the late reply, i dozed off in front of the screen and now i have characters imprinted on my cheek. As requested...

barry@barry-desktop:~$ grep WW /var/log/Xorg.0.log && grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:1:0:1) found
(WW) fglrx(0): board is an unknown third party board, chipset is supported
(WW) fglrx(0): Only one display is connnected,so single mode is enabled
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(EE) AIGLX error: dlsym for __driCreateNewScreen_20050727 failed (/usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so: undefined symbol: __driCreateNewScreen_20050727)
(EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/wacom
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/wacom
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/wacom
barry@barry-desktop:~$

My GFX's card is a Radeon X800 GTO (256MB)

Regards Barryg

[Rog131]

Re: Envy Problem

From Ubuntu Feisty Installation Guide
http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubu...allation_Guide

Post-Installation Checks


Run the following command to check its output to ensure the fglrx driver is installed properly:

$ fglrxinfo
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600/9700 Series
OpenGL version string: 2.0.6650 (8.40.4)

The OpenGL vendor string should read ATI and not Mesa.

If you see a message like 'Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":1.0"' then you may have to add the following to /etc/X11/xorg.conf (see [2]):
File: /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "0"
EndSection

Links:
FAQ: Links - How to Install AMD(Ati) Proprietary Linux Display Driver (fglrx)
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3085652.0

X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168 (wacom error)
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=7964.0

[barryg]

Re: Envy Problem

Thanks for the links, i thought the idea of Envy was to make installation of drivers a breeze

Regards Barry

[mivo]

Re: Envy Problem

If it's any comfort, Envy didn't work well for me either (also an ATI card). My problem differed from yours, though. Once I had the ATI driver going, my card (X700) sounded like a turbine -- the fan was running at full speed like in the latest 3D games even if there was no 3D on the screen. I'm currently putting together a new machine and it will be using an Nvidia card (7950GT). ATI will probably be the choice of the future now that they opened their specs, but that will take some time.