desktop effects: XGL or AIGLX? compiz or beryl?...

Felipe Alfaro Solana felipe.alfaro at gmail.com
Sat Feb 17 22:09:59 UTC 2007


On 2/17/07, Michael Gustafson <michaelrpg at gmail.com> wrote:
> Are you using the non-free binary drivers from ATI? I couldn't get them to
> work with AIGLX, and I read online that they don't work.  I assumed this was
> for all ATI cards.

Maybe this can help:

http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/06/ubuntu-edgy-ati-fglrx-dri-3d-acceleration-and-xorg-composite-extension/

> The beryl website says "Please note: ATI Cards : Depending on your card you
> may find that you can use the ati/radeon driver with AIGLX. If you
> experience problems then you may need to use Xgl with the fglrx Driver.".
>
> I guess it's just some cards that don't work. I have a x800
>
> On 2/17/07, Ouattara Oumar Aziz <wattazoum at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Michael Gustafson a écrit :
> > > I believe AIGLX is included by default, so it is the more standard
> > > choice. The ATI drivers (fglrx) don't with AIGLX, so I am forced to use
> > > XGL.
> > >
> > that's weird, I have an ATI radeon and I use AIGLX on Edgy.
> >
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