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[Orion <orion2000za@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Do not have time for this and my Maverick install keeps hitting problems 
so will instead upgrade to Natty, despite reported loss of battery life. 
But that is likely not before next week...

/Orion

On 04/05/2011 15:46, Orion wrote:
> Hope I can find time tomorrow to do a system backup and then try this 
> on Maverick, will advise
>
> On 04/05/2011 15:20, Steven wrote:
> > I'm on natty amd64:
> >
> > Linux 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:24 UTC 2011
> > x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> >
> > It worked without creating any link.
> > However i think packages generated are broken and they need some links.
> > Normal installations works fine though.
> >
> > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 14:57, Orion<orion2000za@xxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > promising! What distro/kernel and with or without making all the 
> > > links etc
> > > described in earlier postings?
> > >
> > >
> > > On 04/05/2011 14:14, Steven wrote:
> > > > With latest ati drivers (11.4) downloaded from the official site, on a
> > > > clean configuration and installed without generating packages
> > > > everything works.
> > > > Runnng the aquarium "test" I get 18 fps while fullscreen.
> > > >
> > > > Running fgl_glxgears I get:
> > > > $ fgl_glxgears
> > > > Using GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
> > > > 2096 frames in 5.0 seconds = 419.200 FPS
> > > > 2101 frames in 5.0 seconds = 420.200 FPS
> > > > 2327 frames in 5.0 seconds = 465.400 FPS
> > > > 2086 frames in 5.0 seconds = 417.200 FPS
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 02:50, Vangel V. Ajanovski<ajanovski@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >   wrote:
> > > > > On 01.05.2011 00:51, Steven wrote:
> > > > > > I've corrected some links and now I have a configuration similar by
> > > > > > the one you can get by running this:
> > > > > After doing exactly what was suggested here I can say that finally 
> > > > > ATI
> > > > > drivers work for me and I can switch between cards.
> > > > > And finally with latest drivers I can use switcheroo to switch to 
> > > > > one or
> > > > > other card.
> > > > >
> > > > > But unfortunately even with fglrx some things do not work 
> > > > > (gnome-shell
> > > > > task bar colours turn psychedelic :)
> > > > >
> > > > > And I can't get hardware accelerated WebGL at all no matter what
> > > > > configuration.
> > > > > In fact on my computer (ATI 5470 + Intel i5) WebGL only works with
> > > > > software rendering and if run like that it is fastest with 
> > > > > open-source
> > > > > Intel card on.
> > > > >
> > > > > So test is:
> > > > > Open Chromium browser and Start
> > > > > http://webglsamples.googlecode.com/hg/aquarium/aquarium.html
> > > > > click Change view to see external view (out of the aquarium)
> > > > > click Options and enable everything
> > > > >
> > > > > So with Ubuntu 11.04 open-source radeon drivers: (echo DDIS>
> > > > > /sys/...../switch  and logoout ->    login)
> > > > > 4 FPS
> > > > >
> > > > > With Ubuntu 11.04 open-source intel driver (  echo DIGD>
> > > > > /sys/...../switch  and logoout ->    login)
> > > > > 22 FPS
> > > > >
> > > > > WIth FGLRX installed
> > > > > less htan 1 FPS
> > > > >
> > > > > If I try with Firefox and disable mesa and software rendering of 
> > > > > webgl,
> > > > > it does not work at all.
> > > > >
> > > > > Also I have some basic OpenGL examples that use GLUT and basic 
> > > > > graphics
> > > > > - blending, stencils and fog, they run much slower with radeon open
> > > > > source than with intel opensource, and speed with fglrx is similar to
> > > > > intel
> > > > >
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