lucid screensavers

[Fred A. Miller]

On 03/30/2010 09:23 AM, Laura Conrad wrote:
>>>>>> "Fred" == Fred A Miller<fmiller at lightlink.com>  writes:
>>>>>>              
>      Fred>  On 03/29/2010 11:11 PM, Laura Conrad wrote:
>      >>>>>>>  "Fred" == Fred A Miller<fmiller at lightlink.com>   writes:
>      >>>>>>>
>      Fred>  On 03/29/2010 11:12 AM, Laura Conrad wrote:
>      >>  >>   I've tried both xscreensaver, which seeems to have some screensavers
>      >>  >>   that crash X, and gnome-screensaver, which on my system doesn't seem
>      >>  >>   to have any screensavers (except blank) at all.  Is there something
>      >>  >>   I'm supposed to install that I don't know about?  Or are the
>      >>  >>   gnome-screensaver maintainers just waiting until the screensavers work
>      >>  >>   to have gnome-screensaver run them?
>      >>  >>
>      >>
>      Fred>  Laura, what make video chipset is in the 'puter? The
>      Fred>  answer(s) you seek depend on that info.
>      >>
>      >>  It's a Thinkpad r50e.  Googling gives:
>      >>
>      >>  Intel 855GM AGP 4X  Intel Extreme Graphics 2 Intel
>      >>
>      Fred>  You SHOULD, by default, have 3D support with that chipset in Lusty.
>      Fred>  When you run the hardware utility, does it show any hardware listing
>      Fred>  for that chipset?
>
> Yes, it seems to know it has that chipset:
>
>       VGA compatible controller	Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
>       Display controller	Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
>
> On the other hand, it says:
>
> Display
> Resolution	1024x768 pixels
> OpenGL Renderer	Unknown
> X11 Vendor	The X.Org Foundation
>
> Does it need to know an OpenGL Renderer to run the screensavers?  And
> if so, how do I introduce it?
>    

In the "Hardware" application, if it shows an Intel driver, I'd be 
surprised as Intel
release all it's code and therefore drivers are public, choose to 
"activate" it, then
reboot. If all goes well, you should have 3D and the 3D screensavers then.

Fred

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