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From: "dE ." <de.techno@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-kernel@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-kernel] Kernel configuration and DRI.
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:04:33
Message-Id: AANLkTinTjPxxEMvYp06=tNi8s=VMkvGhupwyW9WLAWvk@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-kernel] Kernel configuration and DRI. by Espen Hustad
1 Nope.
2
3 The Debian kernel produces this extra -
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5 [ 481.338] (WW) RADEON(0): You need a newer kernel for sync extension
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7 Otherwise both complain about vesa and fbdev not present.
8
9 On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 4:37 AM, Espen Hustad <espen.hustad@×××××.com>wrote:
10
11 > Hi!
12 >
13 > 2010/12/30 dE . <de.techno@×××××.com>:
14 > > The difference is too large.
15 > >
16 > > One more set of success. Better performance with the classic mesa BUT
17 > with
18 > > KMS enabled using the Debian kernel and it's config.
19 > >
20 > > Still not reproducible with my custom config.
21 > >
22 > > Is there a way to just see which things the radeon KMS driver expects...
23 > and
24 > > certain messages if they are not found?
25 >
26 > Have you checked dmesg, and "/var/log/Xorg.0.log"?
27 >
28 >
29 > > On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 3:53 PM, <d.fedorov@×××××××.ru> wrote:
30 > >>
31 > >> On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:42:09 +0100, Daniel Troeder <
32 > daniel@×××××××××.com>
33 > >> wrote:
34 > >> > On 12/26/2010 01:06 PM, dE . wrote:
35 > >> >> Hi. you might know me from the forums, but unfortunately I've
36 > appeared
37 > >> >> to have stumbled over a difficult problem -
38 > >> >>
39 > >> >> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-6487475.html
40 > >> >>
41 > >> >> I'm having a bad time configuring the kernel. I've enabled KMS (like
42 > >> >> what's with Debian), used the latest xserver, mesa from the overlays
43 > >> >> and
44 > >> >> eselected mesa to galium (r300 and sw). On this setup, glxgears is
45 > >> >> blank... the's just a blank windows with no reading of the fps drawn.
46 > >> >>
47 > >> >> On the other hand on Debian I get a sustainable FPS, if I copy over
48 > the
49 > >> >> Debian kernel (and modules) to my Gentoo install, I get good FPS, so
50 > >> >> there must been something wrong with my kernel configuration. The
51 > >> >> Debian
52 > >> >> guys have enabled KMS.
53 > >> >>
54 > >> >> RS690m chipset which hosts x1270.
55 > >> > You can copy the ".config" from the debian kernel into the
56 > >> > gentoo-kernel, run "make oldconfig" and see if that takes you in the
57 > >> > right direction.
58 > >> >
59 > >> > Good luck,
60 > >> > Daniel
61 > >>
62 > >> Better to copy ".config" and to use diff with your gentoo .config
63 > >>
64 > >
65 > >
66 >
67 >