[GEM-dev] still not able to use gem...

[rat at telecoma.net]

> i was wondering if there is any hardware requirements (gfx hardware)
> for getting gem running under linux with software openglrendering.
> (glxgears works just fine)

if you seriously want to use gem then u need hardware accelleration.
in linux this is done via DRI modules. u have to have a look at
dri.sourceforge.net if your card is supported.
if u have a nvidia card then u should install the nvidia driver from
nvidia website as the linux natice drivers do not support DRI.

you can test if u have hardware acceleration with:
glxinfo
it should give u something like:
direct rendering: yes
and a lot od supported opengl extensions
 
> after hiting the gemhead button on any demopatch a blackbox with
> nothing inside appears. got some "cant create double bufferd...."
> error and thats it.

thats because u have no hardware rendering

> or... may someone plaese tell me that its not possible right now to
> compile and run gem under linux if this is the truth.

no, it is defenitely possible, but i can remember that is was a big pain
too for me at the begining

lg

erich