Re: [gentoo-user] direct rendering only works with root???

["John J. Foster" <Gentoo-User@festus.150ml.com>]

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On Mon, Jul 03, 2006 at 03:17:18PM +0200, Mauro Arnoldi wrote:
> I installed ati-drivers and "partially" works correctly:
> 
> As user nothing works:
> -------
> mauro@aghartilap ~ $ fglrxinfo && glxinfo | grep rendering
> libGL error: failed to open DRM: Operation not permitted
> libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering
> display: :0.0  screen: 0
> OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
> OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
> OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.4.2)
> 
> libGL error: failed to open DRM: Operation not permitted
> libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering
> direct rendering: No
> -------
> 
> with root:
> -------
> mauro@aghartilap ~ $ su -
> Password:
> aghartilap ~ # fglrxinfo && glxinfo | grep rendering
> display: :0.0  screen: 0
> OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
> OpenGL renderer string: MOBILITY RADEON X300 Generic
> OpenGL version string: 2.0.5879 (8.26.18)
> 
> direct rendering: Yes
> -------
> 
> So now I'm using KDE without the hardware acceleration... Can someone help me 
> fix it?
> 
Check your xorg.conf for the following:

Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
EndSection

HTH,
festus
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