From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NF1jN-0004RH-Cw for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:35:37 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F1837E07B6; Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:35:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEC6FE0884 for ; Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:35:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from stork.gentoo.org (stork.gentoo.org [64.127.104.133]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08B4F67D58 for ; Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:35:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from nightmorph by stork.gentoo.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NF1jI-0006Ld-FQ for gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org; Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:35:32 +0000 From: "Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)" To: gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en: ati-faq.xml X-VCS-Repository: gentoo X-VCS-Files: ati-faq.xml X-VCS-Directories: xml/htdocs/doc/en X-VCS-Committer: nightmorph X-VCS-Committer-Name: Joshua Saddler Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf8 Message-Id: Sender: Joshua Saddler Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:35:32 +0000 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: docs-team@lists.gentoo.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: a65cea5d-77c8-4d92-b2a3-20279d551f25 X-Archives-Hash: 6982f163bd2171a41bd1c88bf9fbf20b nightmorph 09/11/30 08:35:32 Modified: ati-faq.xml Log: updated ati FAQ for bug 293564. also updated info on driver support and= other misc. bits Revision Changes Path 1.47 xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-= faq.xml?rev=3D1.47&view=3Dmarkup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-= faq.xml?rev=3D1.47&content-type=3Dtext/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-= faq.xml?r1=3D1.46&r2=3D1.47 Index: ati-faq.xml =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml,v retrieving revision 1.46 retrieving revision 1.47 diff -u -r1.46 -r1.47 --- ati-faq.xml 6 Jul 2008 08:29:11 -0000 1.46 +++ ati-faq.xml 30 Nov 2009 08:35:32 -0000 1.47 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + =20 @@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ =20 -1.7 -2008-07-06 +1.8 +2009-11-30 =20 Hardware Support @@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ 2D accelerated features. The 3D support is provided either by xorg-x11, = or by ATI's c= losed -source drivers. +source drivers. ATI's closed source driver only supports R600 and = newer +GPUs. Older GPUs will use the mature xorg-x11 driver.

=20 @@ -64,32 +65,32 @@ R200, R250, R280Radeon8500, Radeon9000, Radeon9200 - xorg, ATI DRI + xorgR300, R400Radeon 9500 - x850 - xorg, ATI DRI + xorgR500Radeon X1300 and higher - ATI DRI, xorg (since xf86-video-ati 6.9) + xorgR600Radeon HD 2000 series - ATI DRI, xorg (since xf86-video-ati 6.9) + ATI DRI, xorgRV670Radeon HD 3000 series - ATI DRI, xorg (since xf86-video-ati 6.9) + ATI DRI, xorgRV770Radeon HD 4000 series - ATI DRI (since catalyst 8.6), xorg support in progress + ATI DRI, xorg
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-I have a laptop. Is my ATI Mobility model supported? +I have a laptop. Is my ATI Mobility model supported? =20

It should be, but you may have a configuration issue due to the OEM PCI = id that such chips may have. In most cases, you may have to write the configurat= ion -file yourself or use the xorgconfig utility. +file yourself.

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-The use of xorgcfg or xorgconfig to generate the -xorg.conf configuration file is suggested. Alternatively, y= ou may -use the Xorg auto configuration option: +You may not need to manually create xorg.conf or modify it.= Try +running without it first. You can also use the Xorg auto configuration o= ption:

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 package.
 
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+
 PPC users could use the Xorgautoconfig stand-alone configuration =
tool by
 emerging the Xorgautoconfig ebuild, but isn't required.
+
+
+
+If you're using ati-drivers, then you'll need to disable radeo=
nfb
+(and probably any other framebuffer drivers) in your kernel config, as i=
t
+conflicts with the built-in framebuffer in ati-drivers.
 
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