From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Hm4VJ-0008P2-O4 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 10 May 2007 09:00:06 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l4A8vNb7030625; Thu, 10 May 2007 08:57:23 GMT Received: from mail-smtp3.ode.cdnet.dk (mail-smtp3.ode.cdnet.dk [85.218.129.6]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l4A8jMBc010862 for ; Thu, 10 May 2007 08:45:23 GMT Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail-smtp3.ode.cdnet.dk (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9388228029 for ; Thu, 10 May 2007 10:45:21 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at cdnet.dk X-Spam-Score: -2.448 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.448 tagged_above=-99 required=8 tests=[ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8, AWL=-0.649, BAYES_50=0.001] Received: from mail-smtp3.ode.cdnet.dk ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail-smtp3.ode.cdnet.dk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 85-dc5D82VSM for ; Thu, 10 May 2007 10:45:18 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.0.6] (unknown [85.218.191.254]) by mail-smtp3.ode.cdnet.dk (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6036228030 for ; Thu, 10 May 2007 10:45:18 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4642DB9E.1070509@omesc.com> Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 10:45:18 +0200 From: Johannes Skov Frandsen User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070411) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Problems starting X References: <9acccfe50705061547t11478448m898a5e3956942ecd@mail.gmail.com> <20070507010758.GB4935@sympatico.ca> <9acccfe50705061818t23e4b38dnbee3775066adf69b@mail.gmail.com> <200705070702.06068.gentoo@lgruener.de> <2267552.IBWh4gRImt@kn.gn.rtr.message-center.info> <4640C49D.5080409@omesc.com> <2fcf3fa50705081159u6d783102k8ab4b9d5b86090c0@mail.gmail.com> <2fcf3fa50705081203u34aa21cx2fdfd0fd3e81acb@mail.gmail.com> <464192DF.8070601@omesc.com> <2fcf3fa50705090541j265ab732h601e4344e4b71024@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2fcf3fa50705090541j265ab732h601e4344e4b71024@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 5c10b1f3-39fc-4dc9-889f-f0be09132363 X-Archives-Hash: 7972adf9fbbc9861fcd1717f721f9d0a Francisco Rivas wrote: > Hi Johannes and every friend of the list :D. > > Johannes two things: > > 1.- I think (i guess) it's better install the 8.36.5 ati drivers, because > the 8.32.5 ati drivers is too bugs and is better have the actual > driver, you > can download from the ati page and put on the portage distfiles and > install > it. > > 2.- If you don't like the 1 then look here : > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-554065-start-0-postdays-0-postorder-asc-highlight-atidrivers.htmland > > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-554736.html?sid=eeac31c8c7d77b4d130703a372462537 > > that persons have a problem very similary to yours. > > Well about your question I think, check your kernel configuration > Graphics > Drivers, you have to unmark the ATI modules of the kernel. At last, I had > the same problem with 8.32.5 my laptop frezee and the only thing what > can I > do was reset using the Power bottom; and the solution was install the > 8.36.5ati driver, believe me. > > I hope be helpfully to you, Have a nice day :D > Hi Francisco Thanks for the help so far...but it still dos not play nicly.... According to 'lspci' my graphic card is: VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] (rev 01) and according to: http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon-prer200.html I should then be using version 8.28.8 of the driver. I have tried coping both the 8.28.8 and the 8.36.5 to my dist folder and tried to run emerge: emerge -va ati-drivers but it only suggests the 8.32.5 version, which as previously mentioned, dos not work. Am I missing to parameters to emerge or? I have tried to compiled ati support directly in to my kernel... this did not work I have tried to compile ati support as modules for my kernel... this did not work I have tried to add framebuffer support in the kernel with support for ati.... this allows me to start x but everything is running real slow and I experience clipping when I move around windows. Any pointers? Joe -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list