Re: [gentoo-user] Problems after reemerging xorg-x11

["Kevin O'Gorman" <kogorman@gmail.com>]

On 9/17/06, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 17 September 2006 15:53, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> > On 9/17/06, Bo Ørsted Andresen <bo.andresen@zlin.dk> wrote:
> > > On Saturday 16 September 2006 18:52, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> > > > That's good to head. I can't get the ATI module compiled in. I thought
> > > > I was doing the right thing following the howto when I put this in
> > > > /etc/make.conf, but it gets ignored:
> > > > VIDEO_CARDS="vga vesa fbdev ati"
> > > > I get the first three, but not ati.
> > > >
> > > > Can you advise?
> > >
> > > s/ati/radeon/
> > >
> > > VIDEO_CARDS="vga vesa fbdev radeon"
> > >
> > > If you want the binary driver also you should add fglrx to VIDEO_CARDS
> > > too..
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bo Andresen
> >
> > I was under the impression my video card was too old for the binary driver.
> > It's built into the motherboard but reports as
> >     ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL rev 39
> > does anybody know if the binary would help?
>
> My Xorg log shows that the radeon driver happily deals with:
> ================================================
> (II) R128: Driver for ATI Rage 128 chipsets:
>         ATI Rage 128 Mobility M3 LE (PCI), ATI Rage 128 Mobility M3 LF (AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 Mobility M4 MF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Mobility M4 ML (AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro GL PA (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro GL PB (PCI/AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro GL PC (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro GL PD (PCI),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro GL PE (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro GL PF (AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PG (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PH (PCI/AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PI (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PJ (PCI/AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PK (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PL (PCI/AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PM (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PN (PCI/AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PO (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PP (PCI),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PQ (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PR (PCI),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PS (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PT (PCI/AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PU (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PV (PCI/AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PW (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PX (PCI/AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 GL RE (PCI), ATI Rage 128 GL RF (AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 RG (AGP), ATI Rage 128 VR RK (PCI),
>         ATI Rage 128 VR RL (AGP), ATI Rage 128 4X SE (PCI/AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 4X SF (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 4X SG (PCI/AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 4X SH (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 4X SK (PCI/AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 4X SL (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 4X SM (AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 4X SN (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TF (AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TL (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TR (AGP),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TS (AGP?), ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TT (AGP?),
>         ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TU (AGP?)
> ================================================
>
> Not sure what the proprietary ati driver covers, but their website should
> offer some info.
> --
> Regards,
> Mick

Thanks all.  I added "r128" which seemed the closest to what I actually have,
and I'm now back running with everything coming up on reboot.  I may fool with
the proprietary driver, but it doesn't matter too much -- my use does not stress
the video performance much.  I just want it to work.

++ kevin

-- 
Kevin O'Gorman, PhD

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