i915 DRM enabled in X.org log but not in glxinfo

[Andrei Kolu]

On Monday 23 October 2006 5:42 pm, Alex Burke wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just to say that this report may well seem a little sparse, but I
> really don't know what exactly to look for so if anybody needs extra
> information just shout and I will get it for you ASAP.
>
> When I check the X.org log file, it says direct rendering: enabled on
> my graphics device (it attaches its i810 driver to the kernel's i915
> DRM device). This would appear to me to suggest that atleast the X
> server is running with full DRM capabilities.
>
> But when I use glxinfo, it says direct rendering: No. I am just
> wodnering, is there anything special I need to do for GL to work with
> the DRM stuff? I haven't installed (atleast knowingly) any other MESA
> library, so following the advice I have found that should be all I
> need to check, but apparently something else is wrong and I haven't
> the faintest idea what to look for.
>
> The other other slight oddity is that when i915 probes, it says I have
> 128 meg video RAM when I really only have 64meg maximum for the intel
> graphics.
>
> Just wondering if anybody had any suggestions, just seems wierd that
> one says things should be enabled,but the other test program
> disagrees.
>
You have to install DRI drivers from ports:

Port:   dri-6.4.1,2
Path:   /usr/ports/graphics/dri
Info:   OpenGL hardware acceleration drivers for the DRI