Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ati drivers.

[Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>]

On Freitag 13 November 2009, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 11/12/2009 11:55 PM, Igor wrote:
> > В сообщении от Пятница 13 ноября 2009 00:30:35 автор Volker Armin Hemmann
> >
> > написал:
> >>  [...]
> >> yeah, unpacking in /usr/portage is completly wrong. Just follow the
> >> instructions.
> >
> > I strictly follow the instructions. But "emerge: there are no ebuilds to
> > satisfy "=x11-base/xorg-server-1.6.3.901-r99"."
> 
> Volker's instructions work, but the overlay method is more complicated
> than it needs to be.  You can find an easier method of applying the
> patch here:
> 
> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-794699.html
> 
> This has the benefit that it works with all versions of X.Org and not
> just with 1.6.3 and you don't need a custom ebuild in your local overlay.
> 
> Note that the patch we're talking about does *not* fix the CPU load on
> moving windows; ati-drivers are just too slow with this operation. It
> only fixes the resizing, maximizing and opening of new windows.
> 

indeed., except all xorg-server versions are covered in that thread ;)