ATI X1300 3D effects in Linux

To install XGL:

Code:

sudo apt-get install xserver-xgl

To check if you have direct rendering:

Code:

glxinfo | grep "direct rendering"

And if you change a setting you shouldn't have and need reconfigure XGL:

Code:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Instructions to install it in the Open Source ATI driver.

I got the next message after installing xserver-xgl.
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Xgl server setup changed

The Xgl server will now be started automatically next time you login. It is no longer necessary to use any special X session to start Xgl, and such sessions will likely fail to work properly. Please select a regular session from your session manager next time you log in. To disable Xgl autostart for this user, create a file named ~/.config/xserver-xgl/disable
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To check your ATI hardware do:
lspci | grep ATI
I get:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M52 [Mobility Radeon X1300]
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After trying this my 3D effects still not working.
:o(
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The new ATI driver version 8.42.3 supports AIGLX but is kind of buggy.
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.html
http://ati.amd.com/online/rss/atilinuxdriver.rss?OTC-rssfeedlinux
http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

Convert man Pages to Text

(link to page)

At the command line, run:

$ man | col -b > filename.txt

Here's what it means:

man = display the man pages for a stated command

| = pipe the output of the man pages somewhere else

col -b = format the output

> = send the output to a file

filename.txt = name of the file you wish to create and populate with output