Is ATI/OpenGL acceleration working?

[Ken Siersma]

David Abrahams wrote:
> I have got fglrx installed, and fglrxinfo produces a normal-looking
> report, but when I look at screensaver samples they seem to soak a lot
> more CPU than I'd expect, and they tend to be a little jittery, with a
> low apparent frame rate and occasional small hiccups in motion.
>
> fgl_glxgears, on the other hand, shows rates in the 500-600 fps range,
> and looks nice and smooth.  I get the sense that acceleration is
> working, but perhaps not making itself known to the whole system
> somehow(?)
>
> Any hints would be very much appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>   

What is the output of 'glxinfo | grep direct'?