From: "Sven Vermeulen (swift)" <swift@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en: ati-faq.xml
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:20:10 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120629162010.087652004B@flycatcher.gentoo.org> (raw)
swift 12/06/29 16:20:10
Modified: ati-faq.xml
Log:
Fix bug #421257 - Update ATI instructions for configuring X
Revision Changes Path
1.54 xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml?rev=1.54&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml?rev=1.54&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml?r1=1.53&r2=1.54
Index: ati-faq.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.53
retrieving revision 1.54
diff -u -r1.53 -r1.54
--- ati-faq.xml 14 Jun 2012 06:43:24 -0000 1.53
+++ ati-faq.xml 29 Jun 2012 16:20:09 -0000 1.54
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml,v 1.53 2012/06/14 06:43:24 nightmorph Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml,v 1.54 2012/06/29 16:20:09 swift Exp $ -->
<guide>
<title>Gentoo Linux ATI FAQ</title>
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
<license/>
-<version>6</version>
-<date>2012-06-13</date>
+<version>7</version>
+<date>2012-06-29</date>
<chapter>
<title>Hardware Support</title>
@@ -200,8 +200,9 @@
<body>
<p>
-You may not need to manually create <path>xorg.conf</path> or modify it. Try
-running without it first. You can also use the Xorg auto configuration option:
+You may not need to manually create <path>xorg.conf</path> or modify it if you
+are using the open-source radeon driver. Try running without it first. If this
+fails, you can use the auto-configuration option of X:
</p>
<pre caption="Autoconfiguring X">
@@ -209,6 +210,12 @@
</pre>
<p>
+If you use the propriatary ATI drivers, you can get assistance for configuring
+X through the <c>aticonfig</c> application (which is part of the
+<c>ati-drivers</c> package).
+</p>
+
+<p>
For more information on how to get a basic <c>xorg.conf</c> configuration file,
please refer to the <uri link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml">Gentoo X Server
HowTo</uri>.
@@ -219,11 +226,6 @@
tool by emerging <c>x11-misc/xac</c>, but isn't required.
</note>
-<note>
-You can use <c>aticonfig</c> if you have installed the <c>ati-drivers</c>
-package.
-</note>
-
<impo>
If you're using <c>ati-drivers</c>, then you'll need to disable <c>radeonfb</c>
(and probably any other framebuffer drivers) in your kernel config, as it
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