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[217.169.3.230]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id e8sm6439709wiz.0.2015.08.26.01.37.18 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Wed, 26 Aug 2015 01:37:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Mick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Anyone using xfce4 with compositing turned off? Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 09:36:59 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.7 (Linux/4.0.5-gentoo; KDE/4.14.8; x86_64; ; ) References: <20150819191820.6aa6d015@a6> <20150825182824.1a4d8dea@a6> <20150826054724.768f37ad@hal9000.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <20150826054724.768f37ad@hal9000.localdomain> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart3176801.JKFElVMo2k"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha256 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <201508260937.16531.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> X-Archives-Salt: 39419db7-a92d-4979-ad43-c6103474d398 X-Archives-Hash: 966060106c644d9505ce634aa2c7c408 --nextPart3176801.JKFElVMo2k Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wednesday 26 Aug 2015 04:47:24 wabenbau@gmail.com wrote: > walt wrote: > > Then I generated an xorg.conf in the old way using 'Xorg -configure'. > > That file didn't work right either. > >=20 > > Then I finally realized that the generated xorg.conf had, in the > > Section "Device" section, this line: > >=20 > > Driver "radeon" This is the correct driver. > > But that's not what we want. To use the open-source ati driver I > > changed that line to read: > >=20 > > Driver "ati" This is what I recall it used to be, but now it is "radeon". > > And that's when everything finally started to work perfectly. >=20 > That's strange. What kind of GPU do you have? With my R7 250E I must > use "radeon" as driver in xorg.conf. IIRC I also used the same config > for my old GPU (Radeon HD4550). I do not use a xorg.conf file with the Kaveri APU. It just works with the= =20 following: In /etc/portage/make.conf: VIDEO_CARDS=3D"radeon radeonsi" =46IRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR=3D"/lib/firmware" In kernel (Linux 4.0.5-gentoo AMD A10-7850K Radeon R7, 12 Compute Cores 4C+= 8G)=20 I have built: CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=3Dy CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=3Dy CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=3D"radeon/kaveri_ce.bin radeon/kaveri_me.bin=20 radeon/kaveri_mec2.bin radeon/kaveri_mec.bin radeon/kaveri_pfp.bin=20 radeon/kaveri_rlc.bin radeon/kaveri_sdma.bin radeon/BONAIRE_uvd.bin=20 radeon/BONAIRE_vce.bin" CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR=3D"/lib/firmware/" CONFIG_FIRMWARE_MEMMAP=3Dy CONFIG_DRM_RADEON=3Dy Packages: x11-base/xorg-server Installed versions: 1.16.4(23:51:45 19/02/15)(glamor ipv6 nptl suid u= dev=20 xorg -dmx -doc -kdrive -minimal -selinux -static-libs -systemd -tslib -unwi= nd=20 =2Dwayland -xnest -xvfb) media-libs/mesa Installed versions: 10.3.7-r1(18:24:07 20/02/15)(bindist classic dri3= =20 egl gallium gbm gles2 llvm nptl opencl r600-llvm-compiler udev vdpau -debug= - gles1 -openmax -openvg -osmesa -pax_kernel -pic -selinux -wayland -xa -xvmc= =20 ABI_MIPS=3D"-n32 -n64 -o32" ABI_PPC=3D"-32 -64" ABI_S390=3D"-32 -64" ABI_X8= 6=3D"64 -32=20 =2Dx32" KERNEL=3D"linux -FreeBSD" VIDEO_CARDS=3D"radeon radeonsi -freedreno= -i915 - i965 -ilo -intel -nouveau -r100 -r200 -r300 -r600 -vmware") x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati Installed versions: 7.5.0(23:52:11 19/02/15)(glamor udev) sys-kernel/linux-firmware Installed versions: 20150206(08:18:46 28/03/15)(-savedconfig) When you install your kernel do not forget to run make firmware_install. I am not sure if I have omitted anything of importance. Please ask if you= =20 need additional information. =2D-=20 Regards, Mick --nextPart3176801.JKFElVMo2k Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAABCAAGBQJV3Xq8AAoJELAdA+zwE4Ye22wH/ixyFzSGT4QNxU/lcfx4KxPE S9+BVnqVlH8XM6r4u3ZfWdyX3RvY+nWlxcVDtln/urcmOz7ifquoCsJAYQvediMj BnD84DLo84rj2XtG0fubhvsWr/AW5tcNBfA5PwFdB0HvH0RvAGBvtO9JO4rLFXod V9fhvvUodB14gvGu6yjxl+rtzooQWdNOkCUb4Yk2lcQPO8yz8GBMnrdv9QqlrFH9 A7zAsEAfrQEyas6IVXOW8yKfBa7DQAS26zATyCezvZrL1UARCiPPTD38/4oaIO+h Dx2NeC2Pjn8PeDQcmv2jiL/K/Py8JHI5BvPwsMuYHELMRjdDAbF/n8WIguJ7le8= =BS1k -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart3176801.JKFElVMo2k--