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From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2
-- file conflict
Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 03:56:41 +0300
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David Relson wrote:
> On Sun, 24 May 2009 01:22:06 +0300
> Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
>
> ...[snip]...
>
>>> ### Begin xorg.conf ###
>>>
>>> Section "ServerFlags"
>>> Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Files"
>>> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/util"
>>> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/encodings"
>>> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
>>> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/corefonts"
>>> FontPath "/usr/local/share/fonts"
>>> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/default"
>>> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
>>> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi"
>>> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> ### End xorg.conf ###
>> This xorg.conf won't load ati-drivers at all. If it works, it is
>> probably running with another driver (radeon or vesa perhaps). You
>> need to run "aticonfig --initial" as root first.
>
>
> Really? My understanding had been that xorg-server-1.5.3 uses evdev and
> runs happily without an xorg.conf file. Without an xorg.conf I had
> keyboard and font problems -- cured by the above configuration.
>
> As an experiment, I ran the suggested command ( "aticonfig
> --initial" ). This added a lot to xorg.con and I then restarted X.
> My screen resolution dropped from 1280x1024 to 640x480 and the screen
> looked awful.
>
> I've returned to the short config shown above.
>
> To be honest, I don't know which display driver is in use and don't
> much care since the display is working fine AFAICT.
The only reason to use ati-drivers is to have fast, accelerated OpenGL.
You're probably not using ati-drivers at all. So you're a bit
off-topic to this whole thread :P fglrx ("ati-drivers") required an
xorg.conf entry. This is done with aticonfig --initial and after that
you have to run the Catalyst Control Center ("amdcccle" in a terminal,
you'll also find it in the start menu) and adjust your resolution and
other settings (anti-aliasing, vsync, anisotropic filters, etc.) there.