Re: [gentoo-user] ATI RV710/730

[Daniel Troeder]

On 06/23/2010 11:47 PM, Mick wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 June 2010 09:08:02 Daniel Troeder wrote:
>> On 06/07/2010 01:33 AM, James wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have this ati card. I'm having trouble finding a stable
>>> ati-driver + xorg-server combination that will compile.
>>>
>>>
>>> Any recommendations as to open source drivers or getting ati-drivers
>>> happy with 9.x or 10.x is most welcome. I read a lot of bugs but
>>> not much clear on how to proceed....
>>>
>>>
>>> James
>>
>> x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.6
>> x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.12.6
>> x11-drivers/ati-drivers-10.6
>>
>> both drivers work well. to install both you have to make drm a module
>> and not load radeon with kms. switching is possible if you shutdown X
>> but might require a reboot (it doesn't, but you lack hw-accel. if you
>> don't).
>
> Hmm interesting!  How do the ati drivers perform Vs xorg?
>
ATI: 3D is very good - a must for gaming, 2D is SLOW! (thou they did
something about that  with 10.6 - experience differs for users - its
said that window management is fast now, but video still has tearing
effect [also my exp.])
Latest driver (10.6) work with xorg-server-1.7.x only and kernel module
has problems with >=2.6.34 (exp. differ).

Xorg: 3D is basic and very slow but works (the newer the driver/server
the better, development is VERY fast), 2D is a dream (very fast, no
tearing with video)!
Driver is released with Xorg - so work always with newest Xorg, kernel
module is in-kernel - work always with newest kernel :) Driver supports
both KMS and user space MS.

Bye,
Daniel

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