X700 accelleration enabling

[wazzoo]

My machine's a Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO A1667G (the 3700+ model) and I'm trying to configure X to have hardware acceleration enabled (the gfxcard is a radeon X700).

I've installed what I think are the appropriate drivers, and after setting it up my laptop could use 1280x800 and everything was much clearer. However, I've still not got hardware acceleration, and my GL_VENDOR is still set to Mesa.

My xorg.conf is relatively small compared to others I've seen but it enables X to run well besides the lack of accelleration:

# File generated by XFdrake.
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "layout1"
	Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
	InputDevice    "SynapticsMouse1" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"

    # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
    # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
    # the X server to render fonts.
	FontPath     "unix/:-1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
	Load  "v4l" # Video for Linux
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "type1"
	Load  "freetype"
	Load  "synaptics"
	Load  "glx" # 3D layer
	Load  "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a"
	Load  "dri"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"

    #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
 # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
    #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
	Option	    "allowmouseopenfail"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard1"
	Driver      "keyboard"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option	    "XkbLayout" "gb"
	Option	    "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "SynapticsMouse1"
	Driver      "synaptics"
	Option	    "Protocol" "auto-dev"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "MinSpeed" "0.09"
	Option	    "MaxSpeed" "0.18"
	Option	    "BottomEdge" "4200"
	Option	    "SHMConfig" "on"
	Option	    "FingerLow" "25"
	Option	    "LeftEdge" "1700"
	Option	    "MaxTapMove" "220"
	Option	    "MaxTapTime" "180"
	Option	    "FingerHigh" "30"
	Option	    "VertScrollDelta" "100"
	Option	    "RightEdge" "5300"
	Option	    "TopEdge" "1700"
	Option	    "AccelFactor" "0.0015"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
	Option	    "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
	Option	    "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
	Option	    "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]"
	Driver      "fglrx"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
	Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]"
	Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Virtual   1280 800
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Is it just something missing from the .conf file that is stopping my accelleration working? Or do I need to install something that I've completely forgotten about? Currently glxgears is getting around 180fps.

Thanks in advance

[antidrugue]

Which distro are you using?
How did you install the ATI drivers? Which version did you install?

[wazzoo]

Thanks for a fast response.
I'm using Mandriva 2005LE, and I've installed 8.25.18 which is the 35mb .run file. This appeared to install without a hitch and like I say, it allowed me to choose 1280x800 (once I'd added it to the xorg.conf, after running aticonfig) and everything became much clearer as opposed to the previous generic-driver 1024x768 (even 1024x768 using ATI drivers looks far sharper).

[bigtomrodney]

What framerates are you getting in glxgears? Can you post the results of running glxinfo from the terminal?

[antidrugue]

First make a backup of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf then edit it in conformity with this (you are missing some "modules" plus some other things too):
http://xoomer.virgilio.it/flavio.sta...html#configure

[wazzoo]

WOW
I have absolutely no idea how this has happened
30 minutes ago I had no hardware acceleration
but now

3000FPS in glxgears
Chromium BSU working like a charm

I'll have to write this one off as a miracle thanks for the help guys

PS just checked my xorg.conf and it appears to be the same as before
ahh well

[antidrugue]

Ok then. Hope it stays that way... (Miracles like that are suspects.)