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On Thu, 2006-06-22 at 09:52 -0400, Norm Heinen wrote: |
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> xorg modular has been in for several version of ati-drivers. |
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> You'll need to unmask by keyword the latest drivers in portage. Which |
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> at this time is 8.25.18 |
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I couldn't get them to work with xorg 7.1 when I tried a few weeks back: |
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(EE) module ABI major version (0) doesn't match the server's version (1) |
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(couldn't get to build for 7.1 - seems hardcoded to 7.0) |
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but it works with xorg 7.0 and you do get 3d acceleration up to |
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2560x1600! (assuming you card and monitor support it). |
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IIRC 6.8 also worked. 6.9 didn't (no GL - not sure why) |
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AFAIK, the only problem with this driver is the lack of XVideo support. |
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> I know they work on 2.6.16, however I can't confirm they work on |
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> 2.6.17. But I see no reason why they shouldn't. |
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They do. |
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> |
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> emerge -av ati-drivers |
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> On 6/21/06, Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote: |
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> > "Mark Knecht" <markknecht@×××××.com> posted |
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> > 5bdc1c8b0606201712s6fab2583m9c385f013d351ea9@××××××××××.com, excerpted |
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> > below, on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:12:54 -0700: |
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> > |
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> > > Just wondering if there is a known good ati-drivers package in |
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> > > portage for linux-2.6.17, either in the kernel.org or gentoo versions. |
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> > |
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> > No problem with x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati (6.6.1) here. Kernel 2.6.17 |
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> > (kernel.org vanilla), xorg-7.1, compiled with gcc 4.1.1. |
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> > |
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> > Of course, I don't use slaveryware, so don't use the slaveryware ati |
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> > drivers. I haven't read of any kernel issues with them, but last I read, |
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> > they didn't have a version for xorg-modular, either 7.0 or 7.1, yet. |
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> > That is of course one of the problems with using slaveryware, users are |
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> > dependent on the whims of their software master for updates, which often |
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> > lag the freedomware versions, if the master deigns to release updates at |
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> > all. The Nvidia slaves' master is likewise lagging. |
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> > -- |
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> > Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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> > "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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> > and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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> > |
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> > -- |
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> > gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list |
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