From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NZtUJ-0006VJ-30 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:02:26 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BB222E0A49 for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:02:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-pz0-f174.google.com (mail-pz0-f174.google.com [209.85.222.174]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 546CBE0871 for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:04:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pzk4 with SMTP id 4so3844329pzk.32 for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:04:55 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=whwifKnIWvzctiSfY1a4rHjeacS+SqOoNO/vqQ85Zr0=; b=aReCV2L18aO25dzxy9o0JV63vadQvA6st+2cD8CI92jNY9vW3qrYM76xhxDxkDfTXE xOKP9OaKKzt6ck8iXAfeOzafKNxGr/bR2y0nHITNZb7aSHGYUVEe5Hc/5nOEgNPfQRE6 JiI3Lz62v7vC6pN/HqeAWy2roc0d+MRWEQ1+w= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=SzhvEGRgifiSJ+aaJ+4joQXLVc+fGx7W/IPBemb0FBTQGs7KTKxAYeNlHI2SvuAqAs 5U8BOuIqEr4ZMfN8usxRdt1NrnRhKiu5pkRv9CtBj4NOU2DQr0Tlp9UX+57FiOsIrqBa wf9oUxlTsNcgxsbQ1Vi9z4mdrpyfNTDzOCjq4= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.122.24 with SMTP id u24mr275547wfc.53.1264539895620; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:04:55 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <5bdc1c8b1001251520x3aae67b6ld7ba028d365eb757@mail.gmail.com> <5bdc1c8b1001251713s19e6e142o774a35bcf48a4d1e@mail.gmail.com> <201001261059.46541.peter@humphrey.ukfsn.org> <5bdc1c8b1001260930o2ba17a9ap43bd968f115a1ada@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:04:55 -0800 Message-ID: <5bdc1c8b1001261304p33403173qe5d88d88c3de449d@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: video driver / system state question From: Mark Knecht To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 2f4ddce1-44ab-4c1b-8ed1-f53fb279bd04 X-Archives-Hash: f8337ef6c8559f6f374a10b1897e6dd4 On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote= : > On 01/26/2010 07:30 PM, Mark Knecht wrote: >> >> =C2=A0 =C2=A0Assuming I haven't made any omissions or stupid mistakes th= at gets >> me into xfce4. I don't know if I'm running X over a frame buffer or >> using a more native VGA. > > Enable compositing ("effects") in XFCE. =C2=A0If it works, you're on nati= ve. > > > Humm, then I'm thinking maybe I don't, but I'm still looking around for the right controls in the xfce4 settings editors. glxgears is failing but I haven't even looked for instructions yet on enabling 3d so maybe that's expected. I added this to xorg.conf Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Enable" EndSection and restarted the server. The xfce website said to select and hover over the title bar of a window and then roll the mouse. The window should become more or less transparent. That's the only test I know to do right now. Thanks, Mark mark@firefly ~/Desktop $ xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 8192 x 8192 VGA1 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 338mm x 270mm 1280x1024 60.0*+ 75.0 1152x864 75.0 1024x768 75.1 75.0 70.1 60.0 832x624 74.6 800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2 640x480 75.0 72.8 66.7 60.0 59.9 720x400 70.1 HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) HDMI2 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 474mm x 296mm 1680x1050 59.9 + 1280x1024 75.0 60.0* 1280x960 60.0 1152x864 75.0 1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0 832x624 74.6 800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2 640x480 72.8 75.0 66.7 60.0 720x400 70.1 DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) mark@firefly ~/Desktop $ firefly ~ # glxgears Unrecognized deviceID 42 X Error of failed request: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation) Major opcode of failed request: 152 (GLX) Minor opcode of failed request: 3 (X_GLXCreateContext) Serial number of failed request: 27 Current serial number in output stream: 29 firefly ~ # glxinfo name of display: :0.0 Unrecognized deviceID 42 X Error of failed request: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation) Major opcode of failed request: 152 (GLX) Minor opcode of failed request: 3 (X_GLXCreateContext) Serial number of failed request: 21 Current serial number in output stream: 24 firefly ~ # emerge -pv xorg-server These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild R ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.6.5-r1 USE=3D"hal ipv6 nptl sdl xorg -debug -dmx -kdrive -minimal -tslib" 0 kB Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB firefly ~ # emerge -pv xorg-drivers These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild R ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.6 INPUT_DEVICES=3D"evdev -acecad -aiptek -citron -elographics -fpit -hyperpen -joystick -keyboard -mouse -mutouch -penmount -synaptics -tslib -virtualbox -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS=3D"fbdev intel vmware -apm -ark -ast -chips -cirrus -dummy -epson -fglrx (-geode) -glint -i128 (-i740) (-impact) -mach64 -mga -neomagic (-newport) -nv -nvidia -r128 -radeon -radeonhd -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga -trident -tseng -v4l -vesa -via -virtualbox (-voodoo) (-xgi)" 0 kB Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB firefly ~ #