ATI GFX drivers still half-installed?

pickarooney

My PC came with an onboard ATI card, but I added an nVidia GeForce 6200 Turbocache PCIE card and installed the latest graphics drivers via apt-get. I also recently tried running Envy.
My gfx performance is terrible, I can't play any games or do anything requiring 3D rendering and I have the impression there are sill some ATI drivers partially installed.
To give you an idea, the output from glxgears -printfps reads like this:

glxgears -printfps
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
2995 frames in 5.1 seconds = 587.775 FPS
2964 frames in 5.1 seconds = 581.804 FPS
2964 frames in 5.1 seconds = 578.133 FPS
X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

glxinfo begins like this (note the ATI references)

name of display: :0.0
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
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, 
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
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 version: 1.2
GLX extensions:
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_ARB_multisample
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM)/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW!
OpenGL version string: 2.0.2 NVIDIA 87.76
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, 
    GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_abgr, 
    GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
    GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

and my xorg.conf has this

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "NVIDIA Corporation NV44 [GeForce 6200 TurboCache]"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
    Option          "RenderAccel"           "true"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Default Screen"
    Device         "NVIDIA Corporation NV44 [GeForce 6200 TurboCache]"
    Monitor        "Generic Monitor"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option    "TwinView" "True"
    Option    "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
    Option    "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
    Option    "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60"
    Option    "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768; 800x600, 800x600;"
    Option    "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
    Option    "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
    Option    "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, TV"
    Option    "TVOverScan" "0.4"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       1
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       4
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       15
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Is there some way of checking what exactly is installed, drivers-wise?
One thing I probably should mention is that I installed the 32-bit version of Ubuntu on 64-bit architecture (it was the CD I had to hand).
I was thinking about reformatting to try and wipe the traces of the ATI card and starting again with Ubuntu 64-bit. It might be quicker than trying to figure out what's up with the card settings, no?

DublinEvents

Definitely. Unless you can find someone whose a wiz at configuring linux graphics, reinstalling Ubuntu again would indeed be the quickest and least painful way. But then again, if you research like hell and succeed in figuring out how to fix this mess, you might feel great at the end of the day. Hard work never goes unrewarded. At the very least, you will learn something new. But that really depends on how much time you have at your hands.

Khannie

If you're new to linux in general, I'd suggest sticking with 32bit (there is still no major advantage from going 64bit for the average home computer). I have a 32 bit install for example, and wouldn't consider 64bit.

Your glx output is slightly dodgy, but your xorg looks good. I'd suggest having a look in synaptic for the ati drivers and removing them.

edit: here's my (working) xorg.conf as a reference.....

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder3)  Mon May 15 13:23:42 PDT 2006

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Default Layout"
    Screen         "Default Screen" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
    InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"

        # paths to defoma fonts
    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
    FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
    FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "i2c"
    Load           "bitmap"
    Load           "ddc"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "freetype"
    Load           "glx"
    Load           "int10"
    Load           "type1"
    Load           "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver         "kbd"
    Option         "CoreKeyboard"
    Option         "XkbRules" "xorg"
    Option         "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option         "XkbLayout" "ie"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"evdev"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/event9" #this should be that underlined name from 19-local.rules
EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
#    Identifier     "Configured Mouse"
#    Driver         "mouse"
#    Option         "CorePointer"
#    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
#    Option         "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
#    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
#    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
#EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "DELL P1110"
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "NVIDIA Corporation NV40 [GeForce 6800 Ultra/GeForce 6800 GT]"
    Driver         "nvidia"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Default Screen"
    Device         "NVIDIA Corporation NV40 [GeForce 6800 Ultra/GeForce 6800 GT]"
    Monitor        "DELL P1110"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

pickarooney

No sign of the ATI drivers in synaptic and I can't remember what the .deb package was called. I have a .bin package in my Installs directory which I think I may have used to install ATI drivers in the beginning, but it doesn't run now (substitution error) and I'm not sure there's an uninstaller involved.

I can't play any kind of 3D games or use google earth with my current settings, so I reckon there's something major messed up, if only I could find it.

I'm rethinking the 64-bit installation now. While it may not offer much benefit, what are the downsides to installing a 64-bit OS?

Khannie

pickarooney wrote:

what are the downsides to installing a 64-bit OS?

Driver support is usually worse (though can be better for spanking new hardware), as is non-open source application support (e.g. there's no 64 bit flash player).

pickarooney

Khannie wrote:

Driver support is usually worse (though can be better for spanking new hardware), as is non-open source application support (e.g. there's no 64 bit flash player).

Still? That's craziness.

Hmm, I wonder do I try and crowbar those messy ATI bits out of my system or reinstall, even in 32-bit style.