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Sorry,my English is poor:-) |
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I have a ATI with 9250 ,so I have to add ">x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.29.1" |
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to /etc/portage/package.mask,ati-driver-8.28.8-r1 (not ati-driver-8.28.8) |
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and the kernel with 2.6.19 is well,but the 2.6.20 cant. |
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xorg 7.2 isnt support R200 (inclue 9200 9250)seriers.Dont update to 7.2 from |
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7.1. |
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Of course you can choose open source driver,it could be supported. |
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My English is very very Poor:-(sorry |
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2007/5/10, Johannes Skov Frandsen <joe@×××××.com>: |
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> |
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> Francisco Rivas wrote: |
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> > Hi Johannes and every friend of the list :D. |
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> > |
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> > Johannes two things: |
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> > |
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> > 1.- I think (i guess) it's better install the 8.36.5 ati drivers, |
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> because |
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> > the 8.32.5 ati drivers is too bugs and is better have the actual |
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> > driver, you |
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> > can download from the ati page and put on the portage distfiles and |
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> > install |
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> > it. |
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> > |
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> > 2.- If you don't like the 1 then look here : |
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> > |
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> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-554065-start-0-postdays-0-postorder-asc-highlight-atidrivers.htmland |
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> > |
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> > |
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> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-554736.html?sid=eeac31c8c7d77b4d130703a372462537 |
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> > |
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> > that persons have a problem very similary to yours. |
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> > |
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> > Well about your question I think, check your kernel configuration |
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> > Graphics |
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> > Drivers, you have to unmark the ATI modules of the kernel. At last, I |
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> had |
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> > the same problem with 8.32.5 my laptop frezee and the only thing what |
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> > can I |
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> > do was reset using the Power bottom; and the solution was install the |
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> > 8.36.5ati driver, believe me. |
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> > |
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> > I hope be helpfully to you, Have a nice day :D |
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> > |
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> Hi Francisco |
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> |
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> Thanks for the help so far...but it still dos not play nicly.... |
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> According to 'lspci' my graphic card is: |
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> VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] |
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> (rev 01) |
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> and according to: |
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> http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon-prer200.html |
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> I should then be using version 8.28.8 of the driver. |
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> |
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> I have tried coping both the 8.28.8 and the 8.36.5 to my dist folder and |
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> tried to run emerge: |
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> emerge -va ati-drivers |
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> but it only suggests the 8.32.5 version, which as previously mentioned, |
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> dos not work. |
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> Am I missing to parameters to emerge or? |
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> I have tried to compiled ati support directly in to my kernel... this |
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> did not work |
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> I have tried to compile ati support as modules for my kernel... this did |
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> not work |
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> I have tried to add framebuffer support in the kernel with support for |
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> ati.... this allows me to start x but everything is running real slow |
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> and I experience clipping when I move around windows. |
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> Any pointers? |
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> Joe |
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> -- |
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