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tazoc · Last edited by tazoc on Thu 14 Mar 2013, 18:31; edited 11 times in total

Video Info GLX

Summary report:
Distro, kernel, architecture

Display adapter model, manufacturer & product codes

Xserver and current Driver

X.org version

Current resolution and depth

Direct Rendering status

GLX and OpenGL vendor and versions

CPU model and current core speeds

All in one screen and recorded to text file /tmp/root/video-info-glx

Most useful when X is running, though video-info-glx also works from the console when X is not running--when current resolution and OpenGL status is not available.

Simple bash script. OpenGL data reported if glxinfo is present and X is running. Resolution data gleaned from xdpyinfo or fallback to xrandr.

Based on http://www.free3d.org/#hardware_benchmarks, report-video by BarryK, pcpufreq by Iguleder

Bugs
If a report indicates 'Driver: unknown', I would like to correct that. You can help by gzipping (or renaming to Xlog.gz) and attaching to a PM to me the associated X log, /var/log/Xorg.0.log, or the output of sys-info, which generates a more complete view of the system and saves it to a gzipped archive, ready for posting.

One report of X crash, probably only if glxinfo is present, but Mesa GLX libraries and/or DRI modules aren't available. Workaround: use video-info / sys-info instead.

Change log
13.03.14 1.5.3 Changed comment punctuation in .desktop from '/' to '&', thanks to Radky
13.03.02 1.5.2 Bugfix pinstall.sh for Woof build, thanks to 01micko.
Fix driver detection in VirtualBox guest

130202 1.5.1 Renamed to video-info-glx.
120902 0.9.3 Bugfix: incorrectly detected vesa, thanks to BarryK, 01micko
120813 0.9.1 Include ATI/NVIDIA proprietary driver info even if glxinfo not available
Inc. arch (uname -rsm)

120714 0.8 Improved video driver detection (thanks to Lobster)
New CL option -a or --hardinfo appends hardinfo to report, (thanks to gcmartin.)
Bugfix: CL option -cl sometimes started the gui.
Fix occasional hang. Incl. processor design freq (if avail) and @scaled freq.
Cleaned up driver display.

110912 0.6 Driver detection to support Xorg 1.9.5 or earlier.
110626 0.4 Better driver detection. Thanks to Billtoo and Roy for their help with testing.
110417 0.3 Removed colrm usage from script and improved detection of Xorg driver. GUI if X is running.

110415 0.2 Initial release

-TaZoC

Insomniacno1 · Joined: 24 Jul 2009 Posts: 188

The 0.4 does not work with puppy 4.2.1. It claims that Xorg is not running.

Glxgears and glxinfo works fine and reports: direct rendering: yes

With kind regards

Jan

tazoc · Posted: Fri 19 Aug 2011, 22:34 Post subject:

Hi Jan,
Can you paste this into a terminal window please:

Insomniacno1 · Joined: 24 Jul 2009 Posts: 188

Hi tazoc, hehehe your a bit too late or I'm too fast - I have moved to Wary 5.1.3 and here the script works:) Actually allot of things work better than in 4.2.1 - and some things are missing.

I have a rule that if I have tried to get something to work for 1 month then I move on:)

But I will see if it can be done with the livecd:)

With kind regards

Jan

tazoc · Posted: Sat 20 Aug 2011, 16:52 Post subject:

tazoc · Posted: Tue 13 Sep 2011, 23:12 Post subject: report-video-glx-0.6 released

report-video-glx version 0.6

Driver detection to support Xorg 1.9.5 or earlier.

-TaZoC

PenguinPupLin · Joined: 23 Dec 2011 Posts: 130 Location: The Little Red Dot

In Slacko 531, I installed the ati_fglrx-11.8.pet downloaded from Slickpet>Drivers>Test your graphics card, and the ATI Catalyst Control Center reported working, but your report-video-glx ver 0.6 still showed the driver as vesa.
However,glxinfo in console is correct and gkxgears running OK. My graphics card is Radeon HD5450 (and not 5430 as report-video stated)

tazoc · Posted: Fri 20 Jul 2012, 16:40 Post subject: report-video-glx-0.8

PenguinPupLin,
If the latest version still reports incorrect driver, please gzip /var/log/Xorg.0.log and attach it to a reply or use sys-info for the same.

report-video-glx-0.8 changelog

Improved video driver detection (thanks to Lobster)
New CL option -a or --hardinfo appends hardinfo to report, (thanks to gcmartin.)
Bugfix: CL option -cl sometimes started the gui.
Fix occasional hang. Processor design freq (if avail) and @scaled freq.
Cleaned up driver display.

TaZoC

ETP · Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Posts: 1172 Location: UK

tazoc
Thanks for this latest version. Working fine with Slacko 5.3.3.2

rokytnji · Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Posts: 2288

tazoc

0.9.3 Bugfix: sometimes incorrectly detected vesa, thanks to BarryK, 01micko

0.9.1 Include ATI/NVIDIA proprietary driver info even if glxinfo not available
Inc. arch (uname -rsm)

-TaZoC

tazoc · Posted: Mon 04 Feb 2013, 14:39 Post subject: video-info-glx 1.5.1 released

1.5.1 report-video-glx renamed to video-info-glx

-TaZoC

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 8737 Location: qld

Hi TaZoC

I miss the -d option Wink

( I still link to report-video for slacko )

tazoc · Posted: Fri 08 Mar 2013, 16:15 Post subject: video-info-glx 1.5.2 released

1.5.2 Bugfixed pinstall.sh for Woof build, thanks to 01micko.
Improved driver detection in VirtualBox guest.

-TaZoC

tazoc · Posted: Thu 14 Mar 2013, 18:34 Post subject: video-info-glx 1.5.3

1.5.3 Changed comment punctuation in .desktop from '/' to '&', thanks to Radky

-TaZoC