DRI in Xfree86 4.1.0

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Is there any way to confirm that DRI is working on a linux installation running Xfree86 4.1.0 on SuSE 7.1 linux with the 2.4 kernel? If so, what do I do now!

 

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You could try running one of the demos to see if everything's accelerated.

glxgears

or

gears

are two good demos to run. They run in a window and count frames for you. Typically accelerated X will get around 1000fps running these demos while unaccelerated fps counts are around 1-3 hundred.

You can also look in your XF86Config file. Near the beginning of the file in the "Modules" section there should be an entry that looks something like "Load DRI"
I'm sure that syntax isn't exactly correct but it's pretty close.

 

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I guess first, I'd have to have a GFX card that supported that haha Its an old comptuer than has an OLD matrox 8mb card in it. When I use Sax2 to configure it, it gives you the option to load 3d modules. Among these are glx and dri... should I turn them all on, or just use the DRI one with my radeon on my computer????