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Marc Koschewski <marc@×××××××××××.org> posted |
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20060524201724.GA10991@××××××××××××××××××.org, excerpted below, on Wed, |
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24 May 2006 22:17:24 +0200: |
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> * Marc Koschewski <marc@×××××××××××.org> [2006-05-09 18:12:48 +0200]: |
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>> * Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> [2006-05-09 08:54:44 -0700]: |
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>> > OK, I'm testing xorg 7.1 rc2 (xorg-server-1.0.99.902-r1 and friends). |
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>> > EXA acceleration and composite ROCKS! =8^) Transparency and the other |
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>> > composite tricks now use virtually no more CPU than with composite |
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>> > disabled, at least on a Radeon 9200SE using the native xorg ati driver, |
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>> > with dual monitors in merged framebuffer mode, on SMP Opteron 242s, |
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>> > compiled with gcc-4.1.0. No more constant 50% of one CPU, as with 7.0! |
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>> > The biggest (only) problem so far is that the normal zoom keys |
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>> > (CTRL-ALT-NUMPLUS/NUMMINUS) have no effect. Is that a known issue, or do |
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>> > I need to file an upstream bug? I had tried the (less stable) rc1 |
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>> > (.99.901) for a day or so, and saw the problem there, but didn't worry too |
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>> > much since that was only rc1. I'm getting worried since it's still there |
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>> > in rc2, worried enough to ask about it. I use that feature enough to |
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>> > definitely miss it! |
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>> I use xbindkeys and transset-df for that ... am I missing something? |
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>> BTW, font rendering with NVidia kernel driver is still crappy. Is there a |
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>> workaround somewhere besides using the nv module? |
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> Font rendering is ok now with the NVidia module when |
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> Option "RenderAccel" "false" |
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> is set in xorg.conf. |
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Glad yours is solved. Mine isn't. I never did get that bug filed, and 7.1 |
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zoom still doesn't work at least here. |
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I'm contemplating trying to contact the developers for the ATI/Radeon |
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driver directly, and offer to be an active tester, given the somewhat |
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unusual setup I run. (AMD64 Dual Opteron, 8 gig memory, dual monitors on a |
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single AGP Radeon 92xx in merged framebuffer mode. Potentially second |
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Radeon 92xx on PCI, again dual monitor, for four monitors on two cards, |
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only I've never gotten that to work tho the Radeon driver is supposed to |
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support it.) I figure it's rare enough they probably can't test that |
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configuration, so if I could run tests for them during development, I'd |
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both learn a lot more about how the system works, and end up with a better |
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and more stable release experience. |
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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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