* [gentoo-user] Re: ati-driver update
@ 2006-10-18 10:28 oskar kapala
2006-10-18 10:50 ` Andrew Frink
2006-10-18 10:53 ` Martins Steinbergs
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From: oskar kapala @ 2006-10-18 10:28 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Richard Fish wrote:
>
> xorg 7.1 or later require newer drivers. You either have to use the
> xf86-video-ati (the open source drivers included with x.org), or mask
> the new version of x.org.
>
> If you want to update to the current x.org, and abandon the
> proprietary ATI drivers, remove "fglrx" from VIDEO_CARDS in
> /etc/make.conf.
>
Great, so I have to chose between 3d accel and updated xorg.
Thanks anyway
oskar
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ati-driver update
2006-10-18 10:28 oskar kapala
@ 2006-10-18 10:50 ` Andrew Frink
2006-10-18 10:53 ` Martins Steinbergs
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From: Andrew Frink @ 2006-10-18 10:50 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
oskar kapala wrote:
> Richard Fish wrote:
>>
>> xorg 7.1 or later require newer drivers. You either have to use the
>> xf86-video-ati (the open source drivers included with x.org), or mask
>> the new version of x.org.
>>
>> If you want to update to the current x.org, and abandon the
>> proprietary ATI drivers, remove "fglrx" from VIDEO_CARDS in
>> /etc/make.conf.
>>
>
> Great, so I have to chose between 3d accel and updated xorg.
>
> Thanks anyway
> oskar
Oskar,
Blame ATI, they have 3 options, open the driver, keep up with Xorg dev,
or piss people off. It as always seemed to me that they like option 3
Cynyr
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ati-driver update
2006-10-18 10:28 oskar kapala
2006-10-18 10:50 ` Andrew Frink
@ 2006-10-18 10:53 ` Martins Steinbergs
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From: Martins Steinbergs @ 2006-10-18 10:53 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Wednesday 18 October 2006 13:28, oskar kapala wrote:
> Richard Fish wrote:
> > xorg 7.1 or later require newer drivers. You either have to use the
> > xf86-video-ati (the open source drivers included with x.org), or mask
> > the new version of x.org.
> >
> > If you want to update to the current x.org, and abandon the
> > proprietary ATI drivers, remove "fglrx" from VIDEO_CARDS in
> > /etc/make.conf.
>
> Great, so I have to chose between 3d accel and updated xorg.
>
i have both drivers 'ati-drivers-8.29.6 and xf86-video-ati-6.6.3' on top of
xorg-server-7.1 and linux-2.6.18-gentoo-r1. xorg drivers i keep in case
something goes wrong and they don't support 3d for my radeon9600pro card.
m
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* [gentoo-user] Re: ati-driver update
@ 2006-10-18 11:54 oskar kapala
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From: oskar kapala @ 2006-10-18 11:54 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Andrew Frink wrote:
>
> Blame ATI, they have 3 options, open the driver, keep up with Xorg dev,
> or piss people off. It as always seemed to me that they like option 3
>
Cynyr,
Yep, you are absolutely right. I knew that ati is not a good idea, but
this is laptop...
oskar
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