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[IDV #ELQ-222858]: ati + linux status

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  • Subject: [IDV #ELQ-222858]: ati + linux status
  • Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:21:25 -0700
Hi Kevin-

> I tried the ATI proprietary driver, but I got the same warning and IDV
> crashed.  The generic radeon driver does indeed work.

Okay.

> It was mentioned in the 2008 email that installing J3d 1.3.1 was an
> option . . . is this still worth pursuing?

I'd shy away from that.  It's a really old version and there are lots of 
features from the 1.5.2 Java 3D that we are starting to use for performance 
tuning.

Don

> On 01/08/2010 06:03 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> > Hi Kevin-
> >
> >
> >> I just wanted to see if there is any updated advice (since the 9/03/08
> >> IDV support email that is in the archive) or alternate JRE installer for
> >> running 2.8b2 with an ATI graphics card on linux.  With a Radeon X600
> >> that most of our electronic maproom machines possess, we get the "GLX =
> >> 1.2 detected . . . opengl will run with
> >> reduced functionality" warnings . . .
> >>
> >> Amazing that this "known bug" has still not been fixed either by ATI or
> >> the java3d folks . . .
> >>
> >> Is there really an impact on IDV functionality?
> >>
> > Generally, it doesn't seem to affect performance from my experience unless 
> > you are doing volume rendering or have lots of 3D displays (isosurfaces, 
> > cross sections, etc).  You can load the Displays->Favorite Bundles->NAM 
> > 211->Windspeed Volume Rendering bundle and seem if rotating the display 
> > seems sluggish.
> >
> > Are you using the ATI special driver or the generic linux ATI driver?
> >
> > Don
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: ELQ-222858
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: ELQ-222858
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open