From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: ati-drivers to radeon
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:54:52 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <h98snb$etn$1@ger.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <loom.20090921T185834-641@post.gmane.org>
On 09/21/2009 08:10 PM, James wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Currently, on an old laptop I have this chip:
> 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc
> Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>
> using ati-drivers, all if fine with:
>
> #### xorg-server-1.5.3-r5
> #### ati-drivers-8.593
> #### xorg-x11-7.4
> #### linux -> linux-2.6.28-gentoo-r5/
>
> I want to convert to the open-source radeon driver
>
>
> I'm not finding instruction docs (except very old) so here's
> what I have found to do.
>
> edit /etc/make.conf:
>
> VIDEO_CARDS="radeon vesa"
> (I keep vesa for a backup....)
>
> emerge -C ati-drivers
>
> run 'qlist -I -C x11-drivers/'
>
> and rebuild the list of supporting drivers?
> <reboot>
>
> ??? that simple or did I miss something?
One more thing. Enable DRM support in the kernel and select the Radeon
DRM driver. You need this or else you won't get accelerated graphics.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-09-21 21:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-09-21 17:10 [gentoo-user] ati-drivers to radeon James
2009-09-21 17:37 ` Ward Poelmans
2009-09-22 12:06 ` [gentoo-user] " James
2009-09-21 21:54 ` Nikos Chantziaras [this message]
2009-09-23 19:52 ` James
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