Visual effect won't start w/ Matrox G450

[destroyedlolo]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-mga

Hi,

The discussion started here : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1310873

I've switched to 16bit mode but visual effect still won't start.

Best regards,

Laurent

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 65691412b66ede8bf4830b454aa9d631
CheckboxSystem: daed2f3d6643b4a84b4520a2427f8c2b
Date: Tue Nov 3 22:03:29 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363
Package: xserver-xorg-video-mga 1:1.4.11.dfsg-1
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=659e89c0-926e-40ec-98e6-17b106fc10a9 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-mga
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 12/20/2000
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: 07
dmi.board.version: 9189310002
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvr6.00PG:bd12/20/2000:svnVIATechnologies,Inc.:pnVT8363:pvr:rvn:rn07:rvr9189310002:cvn:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: VT8363
dmi.sys.vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

Thanks for your bug report. The Xorg.0.log and glxinfo show that DRI is enabled. However compiz might ask for special capabilities that are not met. Did compiz ever work on this card?

Please run "CM_DRY=yes compiz" and paste the output here.

[destroyedlolo (destroyedlolo)]

So the result is :

laurent@chose:~$ CM_DRY=yes compiz
Checking for Xgl: not present.
xset q doesn't reveal the location of the log file. Using fallback /var/log/Xorg.0.log
No whitelisted driver found
Dry run failed: Problems detected with 3D support.

It's strange because I found some reference of people able to use 3D w/ this card but after using Matrox own driver (I don't have the reference now, but I found them w/ google), but forcing in 16b mode what I did.

Unfortunately, I failled to install those driver :

- install.sh script doesn't work under Karmic
- after upgrading manually /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/mga_drv.so, X won't start at al.

Bye

Laurent

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

compiz on mga is not officially supported (not in the whitelist). Try this to force it anyway:
 SKIP_CHECKS=yes compiz --replace

[destroyedlolo (destroyedlolo)]

Well, unfortunately, it doesn't work :
- The windows manager gone (no windows borders and gadgets anymore).
- the shell only display
[code]
usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x1a00046 to texture
[/code]

Bye

Laurent

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

So I guess compiz just can not work on this card. If you find a reference to something proving the opposite, please tell.

[destroyedlolo (destroyedlolo)]

Another issue related to card : it's a dual head but nothing is displayed on the 2nd monitor.

The "Display" preference detects only one screen which is display as "Unknown". And when I click on "Detect display" nothing happen.

Do I have to open a new bug report ?

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

Yes, please file a new bug for that, using "ubuntu-bug xserver-xorg-video-mga" and attach the output from "xrandr --verbose" there.

[Souta (souta95)]

I have the same problem, but with a G400 MAX card.

[lelamal (lelamal-deactivatedaccount)]

Same problem here. Any chance we're finally going to see Compiz effects working on our video cards too for the next release? Please?

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

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Hi destroyedlolo,

This bug was reported against an earlier version of Ubuntu, can you
test if it still occurs on Lucid?

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[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.