darkzar99 Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 ok i got linux all set up on my computer now, and I downloaded the latest drivers from ATI for my card, and also installed them, but when i watch video in VLC in full screen mode, the video plays as if there are no dirvers installed. how can i check to see if i have the latest drivers? or is there a different set of drivers that are recommended to be used in linux? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 You shouldn't need ATIs drivers to watch video, you only need them if you want to have OpenGL hardware accelerated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 Not true. ATI's 'drivers' are pretty much an accelerated X server. You need to configure your X to make proper use of them. See /etc/X11/xorg.conf look for a Section "Device" and the Driver field it contains. When you know the Section "Device" that has your ATI driver in it, note the Identifier that section uses. Make sure that the Section "Screen" uses that exact value for its Device setting. Sometimes, shitty sound drivers can cause choppy playback too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted August 12, 2006 Author Share Posted August 12, 2006 here is the device and screen sections, im not really sure what im looking for, or if it is all correct, like i said before, when playing video in vlc media player at normal size the video is almost as good quality as playing in windows (not 100% best though) and when i full screen or change size it starts looking like lagging streaming video heres the two sections: Section "Device"     Identifier  "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon X700 Pro (RV410)"     Driver      "vesa"     BusID      "PCI:6:0:0" EndSection Section "Device"     Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]"     Driver      "fglrx" EndSection Section "Screen"     Identifier "Default Screen"     Device    "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon X700 Pro (RV410)"     Monitor    "SDM-S74"     DefaultDepth    24     SubSection "Display"         Depth    1         Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"     EndSubSection     SubSection "Display"         Depth    4         Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"     EndSubSection     SubSection "Display"         Depth    8         Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"     EndSubSection     SubSection "Display"         Depth    15         Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"     EndSubSection     SubSection "Display"         Depth    16         Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"     EndSubSection     SubSection "Display"         Depth    24         Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"     EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen"     Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"     Device    "aticonfig-Device[0]"     Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"     DefaultDepth    24     SubSection "Display"         Viewport  0 0         Depth    24     EndSubSection EndSection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 and what does the layout section say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 Section "ServerLayout"     Identifier    "Default Layout"     Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0     InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"     InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"     InputDevice    "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"     InputDevice    "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"     InputDevice    "eraser" "SendCoreEvents" EndSection if you need the code from the xorg.conf.original file i can post that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 It appears that it is using the ATI drivers, so it is a safe presumption that 3D hardware acceleration is functionaining. So what exacly do you mean by "when i watch video in VLC in full screen mode, the video plays as if there are no dirvers installed."? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 it is choppy, or i guess you could say that the framerate appears to be super low, i guess you would say that it is rendering the frames too slowly so it ends up skipping some, the audio is fine but the video looks horrible, like i said before this video plays fine in windows, im thinking that it has to have something to do with the drivers because the screensavers are running extremely slow too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 You should test hardware acceleration. The easist way is probably to install a game that requiers it, x-moto would be one that you could try it with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 ok i installed x-moto and the game does play, but it is extremely slow, its like trying to play tuxracer on an old pc, the sound in the game skips a lot too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 So hardware accelerated OpenGL is not working. What distro are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 Ubuntu, so how can i determine what is causing it or how can i fix it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 This is where I get stuck when doing stuff in Linux, things that don't work and don't give errors. Did you install the drivers using the instructions on the ubuntu wiki? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 no from ati.com, if i reinstall the drivers according to the ubuntu wiki would that make a difference? edit: i will try this: https://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/desktopguide/C/hardware.html i ran the first command and it said that 3d accelleration was not enabled so something isnt right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 You were correct Sparda, it was the hardware rendering not being used, i used the guide i posted before and now x-moto runs great and the video is like it should, thanks! however i am not using the ati drivers, its the fglrx i believe is what its called Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 You were correct Sparda, it was the hardware rendering not being used, i used the guide i posted before and now x-moto runs great and the video is like it should, thanks! however i am not using the ati drivers, its the fglrx i believe is what its called, the video is stretched a little so its not as smooth as i would like it but it iwll do fglrx is the ATI driver, I suppose it's not too obviuse though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty D Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 in the Device section the line reading Driver "vesa" should be Driver "fglrx" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 in the Device section the line reading Driver "vesa" should be Driver "fglrx" No it shouldn't, that device isn't used, it's the second device that is in use, and that dose say fglrx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erroneous Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 I know the problem is solved, but this may help out next time. ATI drivers are sticky in Linux. An easy way to tell if your ATI drivers were installed correctly and are working fine (after restarting X of course) is to run the ATI control panel. It sould say which drivers are in use. Also, to check that 3D is working on an ATI system, run fgl_glxgears. If it is more than 300 fps, it is probably working. Sometimes, however, you cannot get ATI drivers working in Linux. I have a Toshiba notebook, where you have to download the Windows drivers from Toshiba since ATI won't touch it. Tried every method I could to get the drivers working, and it would not work. Best advice for Linux+ATI is get nVidia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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