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On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 7:15 AM, Duncan<1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote: |
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> As I've mentioned a couple times recently, I run direct Linus kernel |
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> git. Previously I've waited until rc2 or so before trying the new |
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> development kernel, but I got bored and decided to try following the |
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> kernel even in the merge window this time. |
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> Sometime in the last 24 hours or so, Linus merged the Radeon KMS (kernel |
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> mode setting) code! I've been looking forward to this for a couple |
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> versions now, so am glad it's finally here! |
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> Presently, it's only thru the Radeon r5xx chip series, so thru the model |
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> x1950 cards. They'll add the newer r6xx/r7xx chips (beyond x1950 and the |
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> hd* cards) later. |
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> Of course I'm not actually running kms yet, as my X userspace isn't new |
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> enough (I don't think, AFAIK the xorg-server-1.6.1.901-r3 that I'm |
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> running should support it, but the xf86-video-ati-6.12.2 doesn't yet, I'd |
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> need the -9999 live git version for that, and would probably need to |
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> match it with the live-git xorg-server-9999 as well), so I've not enabled |
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> the kernel's radeon-kms-by-default option, which appears under the |
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> staging drivers for the moment. But it's in the kernel mainline now, and |
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> I'm running that kernel (2.6.30-6553-g65795ef) with no general observed |
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> issues ATM. |
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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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So what would KMS do for me when I finally have access to it? |
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Thanks, |
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Mark |
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