[gentoo-user] ATI RV710/730

[gentoo-user] ATI RV710/730

[James]

Hello,

I have this ati card. I'm having trouble finding a stable
ati-driver + xorg-server combination that will compile.


Any recommendations as to open source drivers or getting ati-drivers
happy with 9.x or 10.x is most welcome. I read a lot of bugs but
not much clear on how to proceed....


James

Re: [gentoo-user] ATI RV710/730

[Mick]

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On Monday 07 June 2010 00:33:44 James wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have this ati card. I'm having trouble finding a stable
> ati-driver + xorg-server combination that will compile.
> 
> 
> Any recommendations as to open source drivers or getting ati-drivers
> happy with 9.x or 10.x is most welcome. I read a lot of bugs but
> not much clear on how to proceed....

I have the same card.

This is what works here:

uname -mr
2.6.33-gentoo-r2 x86_64

x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.6
x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.12.6

Other xorg drivers that I have also installed are:

x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.3.2
x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard-1.4.0
x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.5.0
x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics-1.2.1

HTH.
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Regards,
Mick

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[gentoo-user] Re: ATI RV710/730

[james]

Mick <michaelkintzios <at> gmail.com> writes:


> > I have this ati card. I'm having trouble finding a stable
> > ati-driver + xorg-server combination that will compile.


> uname -mr
> 2.6.33-gentoo-r2 x86_64 x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.6
 x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.12.6


> x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.3.2
> x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard-1.4.0
> x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.5.0
> x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics-1.2.1


Thanks 
Mick.

James

Re: [gentoo-user] ATI RV710/730

[Daniel Troeder]

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On 06/07/2010 01:33 AM, James wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have this ati card. I'm having trouble finding a stable
> ati-driver + xorg-server combination that will compile.
> 
> 
> Any recommendations as to open source drivers or getting ati-drivers
> happy with 9.x or 10.x is most welcome. I read a lot of bugs but
> not much clear on how to proceed....
> 
> 
> James
x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.6
x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.12.6
x11-drivers/ati-drivers-10.6

both drivers work well. to install both you have to make drm a module
and not load radeon with kms. switching is possible if you shutdown X
but might require a reboot (it doesn't, but you lack hw-accel. if you
don't).

Bye,
Daniel

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Re: [gentoo-user] ATI RV710/730

[Mick]

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On Wednesday 23 June 2010 09:08:02 Daniel Troeder wrote:
> On 06/07/2010 01:33 AM, James wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have this ati card. I'm having trouble finding a stable
> > ati-driver + xorg-server combination that will compile.
> >
> >
> > Any recommendations as to open source drivers or getting ati-drivers
> > happy with 9.x or 10.x is most welcome. I read a lot of bugs but
> > not much clear on how to proceed....
> >
> >
> > James
> 
> x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.6
> x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.12.6
> x11-drivers/ati-drivers-10.6
> 
> both drivers work well. to install both you have to make drm a module
> and not load radeon with kms. switching is possible if you shutdown X
> but might require a reboot (it doesn't, but you lack hw-accel. if you
> don't).

Hmm interesting!  How do the ati drivers perform Vs xorg?

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Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] ATI RV710/730

[Daniel Troeder]

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On 06/23/2010 11:47 PM, Mick wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 June 2010 09:08:02 Daniel Troeder wrote:
>> On 06/07/2010 01:33 AM, James wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have this ati card. I'm having trouble finding a stable
>>> ati-driver + xorg-server combination that will compile.
>>>
>>>
>>> Any recommendations as to open source drivers or getting ati-drivers
>>> happy with 9.x or 10.x is most welcome. I read a lot of bugs but
>>> not much clear on how to proceed....
>>>
>>>
>>> James
>>
>> x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.6
>> x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.12.6
>> x11-drivers/ati-drivers-10.6
>>
>> both drivers work well. to install both you have to make drm a module
>> and not load radeon with kms. switching is possible if you shutdown X
>> but might require a reboot (it doesn't, but you lack hw-accel. if you
>> don't).
> 
> Hmm interesting!  How do the ati drivers perform Vs xorg?
> 
ATI: 3D is very good - a must for gaming, 2D is SLOW! (thou they did
something about that  with 10.6 - experience differs for users - its
said that window management is fast now, but video still has tearing
effect [also my exp.])
Latest driver (10.6) work with xorg-server-1.7.x only and kernel module
has problems with >=2.6.34 (exp. differ).

Xorg: 3D is basic and very slow but works (the newer the driver/server
the better, development is VERY fast), 2D is a dream (very fast, no
tearing with video)!
Driver is released with Xorg - so work always with newest Xorg, kernel
module is in-kernel - work always with newest kernel :) Driver supports
both KMS and user space MS.

Bye,
Daniel

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Re: [gentoo-user] ATI RV710/730

[Mick]

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On Thursday 24 June 2010 09:22:07 Daniel Troeder wrote:
> On 06/23/2010 11:47 PM, Mick wrote:
> > On Wednesday 23 June 2010 09:08:02 Daniel Troeder wrote:
> >> On 06/07/2010 01:33 AM, James wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> I have this ati card. I'm having trouble finding a stable
> >>> ati-driver + xorg-server combination that will compile.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Any recommendations as to open source drivers or getting ati-drivers
> >>> happy with 9.x or 10.x is most welcome. I read a lot of bugs but
> >>> not much clear on how to proceed....
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> James
> >>
> >> x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.6
> >> x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.12.6
> >> x11-drivers/ati-drivers-10.6
> >>
> >> both drivers work well. to install both you have to make drm a module
> >> and not load radeon with kms. switching is possible if you shutdown X
> >> but might require a reboot (it doesn't, but you lack hw-accel. if you
> >> don't).
> >
> > Hmm interesting!  How do the ati drivers perform Vs xorg?
> 
> ATI: 3D is very good - a must for gaming, 2D is SLOW! (thou they did
> something about that  with 10.6 - experience differs for users - its
> said that window management is fast now, but video still has tearing
> effect [also my exp.])
> Latest driver (10.6) work with xorg-server-1.7.x only and kernel module
> has problems with >=2.6.34 (exp. differ).
> 
> Xorg: 3D is basic and very slow but works (the newer the driver/server
> the better, development is VERY fast), 2D is a dream (very fast, no
> tearing with video)!
> Driver is released with Xorg - so work always with newest Xorg, kernel
> module is in-kernel - work always with newest kernel :) Driver supports
> both KMS and user space MS.

Thanks Daniel!  I'm using Xorg driver with KMS and it seems that things are 
only going to get better if I wait for a while.  :-)

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Regards,
Mick

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