Re: [vox-tech] What's needed for 3D support?

[Rod Roark <rMAPSod@sunsetsystems.com>]

On Thursday 20 June 2002 03:25 pm, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> the linux gamers' howto might be helpful.   :-)

Well it's nice to have the author right here.  :-)

> in startx 2>X.err make sure the DRI is enabled.  it probably isn't.
> try to find a line beginning with (WW) or (EE) that gives a clue why it
> isn't being started.

OK sure enough it wasn't.  After I figured out that the 
relevant messages are in /var/log/XFree86.0.log, I then
learned that I needed to run at 16-bit color depth, and
also Load "dri" in XF86Config.  That gets me this in the
log file:

  (II) TDFX(0): [DRI] installation complete
  (==) TDFX(0): Direct rendering enabled

That's the good news.  The bad news is, it didn't make 
any noticable difference for either tuxracer or billardgl,
even running as root.  They are still slower than snails 
on ice.   :-(

Any other thoughts appreciated....

-- Rod

> also, if the games work ok under root, make sure you have a DRI section
> in your X config file like:
>
> Section "DRI"
>    Mode 0666
> EndSection
>
> this allows non-root users to use DRI.
>
> if DRI is enabled, use strace to make sure the proper libraries (like
> libGL.so) are being loaded.
>
> let me know if any of this helps.
>
> pete
>
>
> begin Rod Roark <rod@sunsetsystems.com>
>
> > I seldom play games and I'm a complete dummy when it comes
> > to 3D stuff.  But yesterday I was trying to get billardgl
> > and tuxracer to work, without much luck.
> >
> > I've got an aging 16MB Voodoo Banshee card on my desktop
> > machine running Gentoo Linux (2.4.19 kernel, xfree 4.2.0).
> > The kernel has the tdfx video stuff built-in (not a module),
> > and XF86Config includes 'Load "glx"'.
> >
> > Tuxracer does run, but I get about 0.3 fps.  BillardGL sort
> > of runs except it's ridiculously slow, taking 5-10 minutes
> > just to get past the splash screen and continually eating
> > 100% of the CPU and all real memory.  This is a 500 Mhz
> > Celeron box with 256MB RAM.
> >
> > Does anyone have pointers/suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -- Rod
> >    http://www.sunsetsystems.com/

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