XFree86 DGA extension not present

From: Theoden (theoden_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 09:46:05 -0400

I am running Mandrake Linux 10.0 Official on a Shuttle SB62G2 with a
Radeon 9600 Atlantis Card. When I first installed Mandrake 10, I had only
the on board Intel Extreme Graphics 2 video and everything was cool.
ABout 4 months ago, I decided to buy a Radeon 9600 and everything went to
hell rather quickly. Out of the box, the stock MD driveres were ok but I
wanted to get GL support and other features that only a ATI driver could
give. I downloaded the correct driver per my xfree version off of ATI's
site and completed the install. I got no gl support and my vmware keeps
giving me an error stating that "Xfree 86 DGA extension is not present".

At this point, I have reverted back to the stock ATI radeon driver within
MD 10 however, the DGA extension error still persist. How can I put
humpty dumpty back together again?

XF86COnfig-4 ****

**********************************************************************
# DRI Section
# **********************************************************************

Section "dri"
    # Access to OpenGL ICD is allowed for all users:
    Mode 0666
    # Access to OpenGL ICD is restricted to a specific user group:
    # Group 100 # users
    # Mode 0660
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this section is used to specify
# which dynamically loadable modules to load.
# **********************************************************************
#

Section "Module"
    # This loads the DBE extension module.

    Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension

    # This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules
    Load "type1"
    Load "freetype"

    # This loads the GLX module
    Load "glx" # libglx.a
    Load "dri" # libdri.a
    Load "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a"

    # This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
    # initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.

    Subsection "extmod"
        Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
    EndSubsection
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
    # The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
    # file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
    # no need to change the default.

    RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

    # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
    # as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
    # command (or a combination of both methods)
    #
    # If you don't have a floating point coprocessor and emacs, Mosaic or other
    # programs take long to start up, try moving the Type1 and Speedo directory
    # to the end of this list (or comment them out).
    #

    # FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"

    # FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    # FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"

    # The module search path. The default path is shown here.

    # ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"
    EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
EndSection
# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is
# received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging

# Option "NoTrapSignals"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
# This allows clients to receive this key event.

# Option "DontZap"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
# sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events.

# Option "Dont Zoom"

# Uncomment this to disable tuning with the xvidtune client. With
# it the client can still run and fetch card and monitor attributes,
# but it will not be allowed to change them. If it tries it will
# receive a protocol error.

# Option "DisableVidModeExtension"

# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local xvidtune client.

# Option "AllowNonLocalXvidtune"

# Uncomment this to disable dynamically modifying the input device
# (mouse and keyboard) settings.

# Option "DisableModInDev"

# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local client to
# change the keyboard or mouse settings (currently only xset).

# Option "AllowNonLocalModInDev"
# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Core keyboard's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Keyboard1"
    Driver "Keyboard"
    Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
    Option "XkbLayout" "us"

    # For most OSs the protocol can be omitted (it defaults to "Standard").
    # When using XQUEUE (only for SVR3 and SVR4, but not Solaris),
    # uncomment the following line.

    # Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"

    Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"

    # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
    # Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"

    # Option "LeftAlt" "Meta"
    # Option "RightAlt" "ModeShift"

    # To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
    # lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
    # keyboard, you will probably want to use:
    # Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
    # If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
    # Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
    #
    # Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
    # For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
    # Option "XkbLayout" "de"
    # or:
    # Option "XkbLayout" "de"
    # Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
    #
    # If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
    # control keys, use:
    # Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"

    # These are the default XKB settings for XFree86
    # Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
    # Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
    # Option "XkbLayout" "us"
    # Option "XkbVariant" ""
    # Option "XkbOptions" ""

    # Option "XkbDisable"

    Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Mouse1"
    Driver "mouse"
    Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
    Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
    Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    VendorName "Generic"
    ModelName "Flat Panel 1280x1024"
    HorizSync 31.5-67
    VertRefresh 50-75

    # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
    # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync

    # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
    # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630

    # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "device1"
    BoardName "ATI Radeon"
    Driver "radeon"
    Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "screen1"
    Device "device1"
    Monitor "monitor1"
    DefaultColorDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 8
        Virtual 1280 1024
    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 15
        Virtual 1280 1024
    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 16
        Virtual 1280 1024
    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Virtual 1280 1024
    EndSubsection
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# ServerLayout sections.
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of ServerLayout sections may be present. Each describes
# the way multiple screens are organised. A specific ServerLayout
# section may be specified from the X server command line with the
# "-layout" option. In the absence of this, the first section is used.
# When now ServerLayout section is present, the first Screen section
# is used alone.

Section "ServerLayout"
    # The Identifier line must be present
    Identifier "Server Layout"
    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
    Screen "screen1"
EndSection