Re: [gentoo-user] ati drivers.

[Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@igpm.rwth-aachen.de>]

On 12 Nov, Igor wrote:
> On 2009 14:58:57, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
>> On 12 Nov, Igor wrote:
>> > Hi. I installed gentoo. It`s very cool system. But i have problem with
>> > ati drivers for HD3850 agp. Proprietary driver have not 2D acceleration.
>> > When i moved window then cpu loads on 95%. Open source driver have not 3D
>> > acceleration and after system startup videocard settings falls to
>> > 640x480@60Hz. When i enter to display settings then settings returns to
>> > my 1024x768@85Hz. Help me with settings.
>> 
>> I don't know the HD3850 card.
>> 
>> >From the x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 FAQ
>> 
>> 2. Which ATI graphics cards can use this driver?
>> 
>> The ATI Proprietary Linux driver currently supports RADEON 8500 and later,
>> as well as FireGL 8700 and later products. We do not currently plan to
>>  include support for any products earlier than this.
>> Drivers for earlier products should already be available from the DRI
>>  Project or Utah-GLX project.
>> 
>> Here, I have a Readon HD 3300 (onboard) and xorg-server-1.6.5 .
>> Using the x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 graphics is really fast
>> including googleearth.
>> 
>> But, as noted earlier, these ati-drivers don't work with
>> xorg-server-1.7.1
>> 
>> Helmut.
>> 
> 
> I have xorg-server: 1.6.3.901-r2, and xorg-x11: 7.4-r1. Were is the x11-
> drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 FAQ?
> 
That should be OK. I don't know where to find the FAQ except after
having x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 installed.
The you can find it under
/usr/share/doc/ati-drivers-9.10/html/fglrx/driverfaq.html
/usr/share/doc/ati-drivers-9.10/html/fglrx/linuxfaq.html

Helmut.

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Helmut Jarausch

Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
RWTH - Aachen University
D 52056 Aachen, Germany