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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ati drivers.
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:26:34
Message-Id: 200911131226.24268.volkerarmin@googlemail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ati drivers. by Igor
1 On Freitag 13 November 2009, Igor wrote:
2 > В сообщении от Пятница 13 ноября 2009 05:38:24 автор Nikos Chantziaras
3 >
4 > написал:
5 > > On 11/12/2009 11:55 PM, Igor wrote:
6 > > > В сообщении от Пятница 13 ноября 2009 00:30:35 автор Volker Armin
7 > > > Hemmann
8 > > >
9 > > > написал:
10 > > >> [...]
11 > > >> yeah, unpacking in /usr/portage is completly wrong. Just follow the
12 > > >> instructions.
13 > > >
14 > > > I strictly follow the instructions. But "emerge: there are no ebuilds
15 > > > to satisfy "=x11-base/xorg-server-1.6.3.901-r99"."
16 > >
17 > > Volker's instructions work, but the overlay method is more complicated
18 > > than it needs to be. You can find an easier method of applying the
19 > > patch here:
20 > >
21 > > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-794699.html
22 > >
23 > > This has the benefit that it works with all versions of X.Org and not
24 > > just with 1.6.3 and you don't need a custom ebuild in your local overlay.
25 > >
26 > > Note that the patch we're talking about does *not* fix the CPU load on
27 > > moving windows; ati-drivers are just too slow with this operation. It
28 > > only fixes the resizing, maximizing and opening of new windows.
29 >
30 > Thank you. But i have question about this patch. Why ati driver is very
31 > slow in X.Org? Is it bug ati driver or X.Org?
32 >
33
34 as I wrote before, 'they' changed X a long time ago for intel drivers and
35 screwed over everybody else. So it is X fault - but X devs put the fingers in
36 their ears, say it is everybody's else fault and sing lalala.

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