On 09 Sep 2003, csj wrote: > At Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:55:39 +0100, > Anthony Campbell wrote: > > > > I am using xserver-xfree86 4.2.1-6 with a Matrox G550 card. > > That might be the problem. Not too well supported. But don't > trust me on this. I don't own that card. > > > Eveything works provided I don't enable the glx module in > > /etc/X11/XF86-Config-4. > > > > Two questions: > > > > 1. What exactly does this module do? > > That allows you to play Chromium and GLTron at decent frame > rates. > > > 2. If it is important, is there any way to enable it? > > You can safely disable it. I don't think it's important for > normal business needs. To enable it, you insert into your > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (only one dash!) something like: > > Load "glx" > > Again, RTFM will get you further. By itself enabling glx won't > do anything remarkable. You also need to enable the appropriate > kernel modules to get DRI (that's jargon for allowing your X > application direct access to the graphics hardware). You might > consider consulting: > > http://dri.sourceforge.net/ > > Again I believe the Matrox G550 card isn't well supported by the > opensource drivers: > > http://dri.sourceforge.net/dri_status.phtml > > You might have better luck googling for the official Matrox > binary-only drivers.
Thanks for this helpful reply. I thought Matrox was supposed to be well supported (partly the reason I bought it); anyway, I'm using the drivers supplied by Matrox in place of the native X ones. As I don't play games I don't suppose I need to bother too much about glx but I'll look into it further out of curiosity. AC -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
