Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Not getting video hardware acceleration
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:06:13
Message-Id: 20110201013157.GA27546@waltdnes.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Not getting video hardware acceleration by Mick
1 On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 07:49:13PM +0000, Mick wrote
2 > Have you followed the instructions on this page re: radeon-ucode and the
3 > kernel configuration
4 >
5 > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml
6 >
7 > If so, what does ls -la /lib/firmware/radeon/ show? Is R600_rlc.bin
8 > showing up in there?
9
10 Thanks, that was it. I didn't realize that Radeon drivers involved
11 loading firmware blobs. I thought that was for proprietary drivers like
12 nvidia or fglrx. Anyhow, it works now and keeps up with live high-def
13 TV playback from my HDHomerun tuner box. I have one or two more items
14 to deal with before the laptop is 100% functional under linux, but
15 that'll be another thread.
16
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18 Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>