Re: [Dri-users] DRI New User question, libGLU

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   Matt, it sounds as though you actually did get it working. There
some major problems with the G400 and blender, go to www.blender.nl
and look at the forums. While people argue considerably over which
video card is best it has become common to recommend not to buy a
G400 for use with blender. I have found that using X-3.3.6 with
utah-glx running blender as non root produces the most usable
results.

   Yes special versions of Mesa are needed, ones that support the HW
Accel, The ones that came with X4. You should have libGL.so,
libGLU.so and libglut.so. One way of getting these would be to check
them out of CVS. 

I know it doesn't explain much but I do hope it helps,
Neil

Matt Henley wrote:
> 
> Hi, I am trying to get DRI up and running with my G400, Single Head, OEM,
> 32 MB so that I can use Blender in its new game mode.  First I compiled the
> latest kernel (2.4.0-test5) with DRI support for the G400, aggart and
> mtrrs.  I then installed the packaged version of xfree 4.01, downloading
> all its files.  After quite a bit of frustration with the configuration, I
> got X up and running.  i ran the new version of blender (16 bit color so i
> get hw acceleration).
> 
> I got no segfaults but it didnt really work either.  The section of the
> screen under the cursor was drawn (but without any buttons).  The other
> sections were either black or grey.  Buttons were only displayed after the
> mouse was moved on each one.  Then they would sporatically disappear.  I
> went through some of the diagnostics in the users guide.  The versions of
> some of the libraries didnt seem right.  The users guide said that Mesa was
> not needed so I then blew away mesa with all the libraries (to make sure I
> was using the right versions) and reinstalled xfree.  I tried to run
> blender again. It complained that it couldnt find libGLU.so.  My question
> there is... Are there special versions of the Mesa libraries that I need to
> be using with the DRI or is it included?  Should I install a particular
> version of Mesa and then reinstall xfree?
> 
> As far as the first problem, has anyone been successful with blender under
> xfree 4 and dri with the G400?  What information do I need to get to try to
> get this working?  My machine is a 650 MHz Athlon with a MS K7Pro MB
> (Viper/Irongate Chipset), 256 MB Ram.
> 
> Thanks for any help
> 
> Matt
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