"driconf" to try to solve "texture size" problem with beryl+radeon+dualhead+mergefb

[Roland Scheidegger]

ArcosCom Linux User wrote:
> I have a Radeon X600.
>
> I don't stand fine how I can change that "things" you said. Could you
>  explain a bit how can I change that parameters? What configuration
> files / programs must I change/run? How?
Well as said it's not possible to increase the max announced texture
size beyond 2048. You've got a r300-based chip, so you don't have the
allow large texture option in driconf, this is r100/r200 only as r300
always announces the maximum.

> As I said, I have no knowledge about Xorg graphics architecture or
> any graphics related parameters.
>
> I can change any xorg parameter, or any configuration file using your
>  help (or any link that anybody post here). But I think, at this
> point, my xorg.conf is well configured (thanks to the xorg buys for
> their help) and must be any other configuration file or perhaps I
> must think in wait for a new beryl release or a new driver release. I
>  don't know yet.
There is nothing you can do. At least your chip shouldn't suffer from
the 3d coordinate limit, maybe a future beryl release will do the trick.

Roland

> El Mie, 4 de Julio de 2007, 11:04, Roland Scheidegger escribió:
>> ArcosCom Linux User wrote:
>>> As some e-mails ago, I'm trying to play beryl in my laptop.
>>>
>>> I successfully configured my xorg.conf (thanks to the comunity for the
>>> help that allowed me that).
>>>
>>> The problem:
>>>
>>> When I boot the laptop without external LCD/CRT, beryl is working fine,
>>> but when I boot it with the external, it recognice fine the external LCD
>>> and don't want to allow beryl run.
>>>
>>> What beryl says:
>>> Checking maximum texture size                   : failed
>>>
>>> Root window size (2960/1050) is bigger then maximum texture size
>>> (2048x2048)
>>> Searching the web I readed that with "driconf" util I can try to solve
>>> the
>>> problem. I had installed driconf 0.9.1 successfully, but I don't know
>>> how
>>> to change that parameters.
>>>
>>> Does anyone used driconf or knows how can I solve this problem with
>>> beryl/compiz?
>> Radeons have a texture size limit of 2048x2048 (well pre-r500 radeons),
>> so there is not much you can do. The driconf setting you're refering to
>> was to allow larger textures which might not fit into video memory under
>> some circumstances, but this is the default now and it won't allow
>> larger than 2048x2048 anyway (btw software mesa may have the same limit,
>> but obviously this is not really set in stone).
>> compiz/beryl may work around this by breaking the too large textures up
>> into smaller ones, though I'm not sure if there's work going on in that
>> direction. It won't be very efficient, neither.
>> If you have a pre-r300 radeon, you would hit the 3d coordinate limit too
>> (2048 too), which would need to be solved at the driver level.
>>
>> Roland
>>
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