Direct Rendering not working with Planeshift

[thraldur]

Hello,

Problem: Direct Rendering won\'t work with planeshift, so it runs slowly.
Distribution: Fedora Core 3 (kernel: kernel-2.6.11-1.27_FC3)
X server version: xorg-x11 6.8.2-1.FC3.13
glibc: 2.3.5-0.fc3.1
Graphics card: S3 Unichrome (unsupported in FC3, followed instructions from http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=26963&group_id=102048 to install.)

strace output:
http://www.rafb.net/paste/results/CiFZ7i98.html

Output in terminal:

Indirect rendering may indicate a flawed OpenGL setup if you run on a local
  X server.
  WARNING! Crystal Space performs better in 24 or 32 bit display mode!

planeshift.application.client:
  PlaneShift Crystal Blue
  This game uses Crystal Space Engine created by Jorrit and others
  0.99 r0 [Unix-x86-GCC]
LOG_ANY flag deactivated.
LOG_WEATHER flag deactivated.
LOG_SPAWN flag deactivated.
LOG_CELPERSIST flag deactivated.
LOG_PAWS flag deactivated.
LOG_GROUP flag deactivated.
LOG_CHEAT flag deactivated.
LOG_LINMOVE flag deactivated.
LOG_SPELLS flag deactivated.
LOG_NEWCHAR flag deactivated.
LOG_SUPERCLIENT flag deactivated.
LOG_EXCHANGES flag deactivated.
LOG_ADMIN flag deactivated.
LOG_STARTUP flag deactivated.
LOG_CHARACTER flag deactivated.
LOG_CONNECTIONS flag deactivated.
LOG_CHAT flag deactivated.
LOG_NET flag deactivated.
LOG_LOAD flag deactivated.
LOG_NPC flag deactivated.
LOG_TRADE flag deactivated.
LOG_SOUND flag deactivated.
LOG_COMBAT flag deactivated.
LOG_SKILLXP flag deactivated.
LOG_QUESTS flag deactivated.
LOG_SCRIPT flag deactivated.
Skipping \'radiooff\' because it\'s already loaded
Skipping \'radioon\' because it\'s already loaded
  psEngine initialized.
Creating psnetconnection 8561048!

According to glxinfo, direct rendering is working:

name of display: :0.0
__driCreateNewScreen - succeeded
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method,
    GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
    GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
    GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
OpenGL vendor string: VIA Technology
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI UniChrome (KM400) 20041215 x86/MMX+/3DNow!+/SSEOpenGL version string: 1.2 Mesa 6.3
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_point_parameters,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine,
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
    GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color,
    GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint,
    GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_convolution, GL_EXT_copy_texture,
    GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_histogram,
    GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_polygon_offset,
    GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
    GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture,
    GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp,
    GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
    GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_vertex_array,
    GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip,
    GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_blend_square,
    GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_OES_read_format,
    GL_SGI_color_matrix, GL_SGI_color_table, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,
    GL_SGIS_texture_lod
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
    GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x22 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x23 16 tc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x24 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x25 16 tc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x26 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x27 16 tc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x28 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 24  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0x29 16 tc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0 24  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0x2a 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0x2b 16 tc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0x2c 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0  0  0 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0x2d 16 tc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0  0  0 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow

With other games such as Neverwinter Nights, direct rendering works and the game runs smoothly.

Thank you.

[Dresch]

Hi,

I have the same Problem.I can`t play PS too.If i want to start the psclient or the updater, i get the  message:

Indirect rendering may indicate a flawed OpenGL setup if you run on a local
X server.


System: Acer Extensa 3001 WMLi
Distribution: SuSE 9.3 Professional
Graphics: XOrg 6.8.2,ATI Radeon 9700 Mobility

PS: Other games are playable without any problems

Greets,

Dresch

[Tavoan]

Originally posted by Dresch
Hi,

I have the same Problem.I can`t play PS too.If i want to start the psclient or the updater, i get the  message:

Actually no yours is different read on.

Indirect rendering may indicate a flawed OpenGL setup if you run on a local
X server.


System: Acer Extensa 3001 WMLi
Distribution: SuSE 9.3 Professional
Graphics: XOrg 6.8.2,ATI Radeon 9700 Mobility

PS: Other games are playable without any problems

Greets,

Dresch

The problem in your case is Direct Rendering is not working. Running glxinfo will confirm this in one of the first couple lines.

The reason for this is simple, the solution not always so. The problem is that ATI cards (yours included) use a slightly different implementation of opengl if memory serves. ATI is fairly protective of this brandspecific implementation and as such open source support for it, as is so often the case with this sort of thing, has been difficult at best. However there is hope, ATI has their own set of linux drivers, not open source but precompiled. The hard part is integrating them in your kernel. This involves you patching the kernel to allow it to use this proriatary driver. Going into this whole process and the method how would take us too far on this board. Suffice it to say you will get a lot further by searching google on the subject. The driver in question is often referred to as the fglx driver (fire-glx). Maybe a good place to start would be here :

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=32300

I know its a fedora forum but the general idea should be the same. Maybe there are more specific Suse discussions on there matter if you google for that.

As you can see this process is continually changing as ATI releases new versions anyway which is another reason to look it up in forums specifically geared towards this kind of problem.

Good luck

[Dresch]

Thanks, but my Fire-GL (fglrx) is full integrated and working.

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Console output:

dresch@dresch:~> fglrxinfo
display: :0.0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: MOBILITY RADEON 9700 Generic
OpenGL version string: 1.3.4893 (X4.3.0-8.10.19)

dresch@dresch:~> glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
client glx vendor string: ATI
client glx version string: 1.3
client glx extensions:
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_ATI_pixel_format_float,
    GLX_ATI_render_texture
GLX extensions:
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_ARB_multisample
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: MOBILITY RADEON 9700 Generic
OpenGL version string: 1.3.4893 (X4.3.0-8.10.19)
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array,
    GL_S3_s3tc, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_fragment_program,
    GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_fragment_shader,
    GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_ARB_point_parameters,
    GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_ARB_shading_language_100,
    GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_shadow_ambient, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
    GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
    GL_ARB_vertex_blend, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program,
    GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ATI_draw_buffers,
    GL_ATI_element_array, GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap, GL_ATI_fragment_shader,
    GL_ATI_map_object_buffer, GL_ATI_separate_stencil,
    GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATI_texture_float,
    GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_ATI_vertex_array_object,
    GL_ATI_vertex_attrib_array_object, GL_ATI_vertex_streams,
    GL_ATIX_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATIX_texture_env_route,
    GL_ATIX_vertex_shader_output_point_size, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra,
    GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_minmax,
    GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint,
    GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays,
    GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_rescale_normal,
    GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color,
    GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_texgen_reflection,
    GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc,
    GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp,
    GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3,
    GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias,
    GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_object,
    GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_EXT_vertex_shader,
    GL_HP_occlusion_test, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_occlusion_query,
    GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_SGI_color_matrix, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
    GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,
    GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
    GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x23 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  1 0 None
0x24 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  1 0 None
0x25 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0 16 16 16 16  1 0 None
0x26 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0 16 16 16 16  1 0 None
0x27 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  1 0 None
0x28 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  1 0 None
0x29 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  1 0 None
0x2a 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  1 0 None
0x2b 24 dc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  1 0 None
0x2c 24 dc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  1 0 None
0x2d 24 dc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0 16 16 16 16  1 0 None
0x2e 24 dc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0 16 16 16 16  1 0 None
0x2f 24 dc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  1 0 None
0x30 24 dc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  1 0 None
0x31 24 dc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  1 0 None
0x32 24 dc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  1 0 None


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I had no problem to play PS with the older version (3.007) + updates.
All 3D Games are running excellent on my system but the new PS client doesn`t start.I think the reason is, that the new Linux client is a \"Test Release\" at the moment.

Greets,

Dresch

[Akka]

Hello,

Same problem here !
Just installing 3.010 and direct rendering does not work !
(Mandrake 10.1)

glxinfo give :

name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.3
server glx extensions:
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.3
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info,
    GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
    GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
    GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_NV_float_buffer
GLX extensions:
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce4 MX 440/AGP/SSE/3DNOW!
OpenGL version string: 1.5.1 NVIDIA 61.11
....

And was perfectly working with CB 3.009.

Bests regards.

[Platyna]

Well, it is the issue in CS, it is being worked on by CS developer, we have to be patient. Anyway I have increased performance a little by using default openGL libs that comes with X instead these that comes with Nvidia driver.

Regards.

[Akka]

Well, thank for the reply.
You are right, I\'ve just play some minute in full screen, without direct rendering, and I am impressed because it\'s look faster than 3.009 with direct rendering !!? The problem is that I can\'t go to Jaroda because there are no texture floor in the path !!! (I remember that I had the same problem in 3.009 when I loosed direct rendering for an other reason).
Ok, I will be patient, I am so happy to have this new client working ;-)
My first experience finished with a crash in the arena.

Thank you for your help.

[yoho]

Don\'t know for the other distro, but for mandriva, just try to use the genuine NVidia driver, on the NVidia site (just do a telinit 3, then run the file with a \".run\" extension being root).

This solved my problem : no indirect rendering anymore !

But I still wonder why... I\'ll investigate to try to find the difference between the mandriva package and the NVidia driver.

[freegazer]

Just a quick note, I would like to confirm that my issue is with direct rendering.

I get a race condition that either hangs or crashes during loading of the first area (plaza??) with several errors such as:

ProcessLighting
:
  Sector \'hydlaa_jayose\' for ambient light was not found in lighting setup 0.

and

crystalspace.engine.notify:
  Lightmaps are not up to date (no \'lm_precalc_info\' found in cache).
  Recalculation of lightmaps forced.
  Initializing lighting (939 meshes).
  Shining lights (44 lights).
WARNING! Object \'_s_r569\' is not closed!
WARNING! Object \'_s_crane_m\' is not closed!
WARNING! Object \'_g_barreltwo2_05\' is not closed!
WARNING! Object \'_g_treetop01_11\' is not closed!
WARNING! Object \'_s_r595\' is not closed!
WARNING! Object \'_g_lantern02a_06\' is not closed!

while I\'m happy to post full verbosity.....theres a lot of it
can i please get a \'Nvidia\' if this issue seems to be the same CS/direct rendering fault?

[Akka]

No, I don\'t want to take the risk to break my system while reinstalling NVIDIA drivers, only because one program didn\'t know how to detect correctly my graphic system configuration. That\'s clear that the problem come from the default graphic installation coming with my Linux distribution. !!!

[Akka]

In my PC, with my NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440, I have a tuner TV Card Pinacle PCTV Rave. Should it be possible that this video card cause trouble while runing psclient and make it using indirect rendering mode ?

[Platyna]

It is ok Akka, if you don\'t want to mess with your graphics drivers. Anyway, you
are saying that the game when at full screen works and in windowed mode not?
Can anyone with that problem check it as well? Maybe we will have at least
some workaround.

The issue that psclient is crashing randomly on sector changes is known issue
and, as far as I know, is being worked on.


Regards.

[Akka]

Thank you for the reply.
No, psclient work ok in full screen AND in a window mode.
The bigest problem I have is that when I want to go on the path to Ojaveda, I have no texture on the ground ! I see a blue sky everywhere with three on invisible mountains.
I am playing on MandrakeLinux 10.1 official edition with NVIDIA drivers pre-installed. And I think that this \"pre-installation\" from Mandrake (Mandriva ) is not well detected by psclient.
An other point is the (relatively) slow mouse, but I can live with that, it is linked to the problem of indirect rendering.

Regards

[hramrach]

I also got the message that psclient is using indirect rendering.

I am using xorg 6.8.2 with a Matrox G400 card.

And I was not able to get more than 16 fps with fullscreen glxgears although the output of glxinfo looked fine.

To fix the problem I tried to remove Mesa library so that glxgears links directly with xorg libraries but it did not help.

But I noticed that the X server says there is an error loading the dri module. In the Xorg.0.log it said that dri could not be loaded because it is once-only module.
I commented it out in xorg.conf and now I get direct rendering because the module is autoloaded somehow. Weird.

The mouse performance seems somewhat better when I set
Video.SystemMouseCursor = no
in psclient.cfg

Edit: Now that I updated to the latest Planeshift I consistently get game displayed with almost no textures. The missing textures are probably caused by buggy x.org driver for Matrox cards. It appears nobody is working on the driver anymore, there are several bugs reported against it without any response from developers.

[Platyna]

These issues, unless are your system configuration relates, should be solved by the update of Linux installer.


Regards.