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From: igwasm <igwasm@×××××××.ru>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ati drivers.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:48:43
Message-Id: B63E586166714A14BF6C3E514CDD283F@IgorS
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] ati drivers. by Helmut Jarausch
1 ----- Original Message -----
2 From: "Helmut Jarausch" <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de>
3 To: <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
4 Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:21 PM
5 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ati drivers.
6
7
8 > On 12 Nov, Igor wrote:
9 >> On 2009 14:58:57, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
10 >>> On 12 Nov, Igor wrote:
11 >>> > Hi. I installed gentoo. It`s very cool system. But i have problem with
12 >>> > ati drivers for HD3850 agp. Proprietary driver have not 2D
13 >>> > acceleration.
14 >>> > When i moved window then cpu loads on 95%. Open source driver have not
15 >>> > 3D
16 >>> > acceleration and after system startup videocard settings falls to
17 >>> > 640x480@60Hz. When i enter to display settings then settings returns
18 >>> > to
19 >>> > my 1024x768@85Hz. Help me with settings.
20 >>>
21 >>> I don't know the HD3850 card.
22 >>>
23 >>> >From the x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 FAQ
24 >>>
25 >>> 2. Which ATI graphics cards can use this driver?
26 >>>
27 >>> The ATI Proprietary Linux driver currently supports RADEON 8500 and
28 >>> later,
29 >>> as well as FireGL 8700 and later products. We do not currently plan to
30 >>> include support for any products earlier than this.
31 >>> Drivers for earlier products should already be available from the DRI
32 >>> Project or Utah-GLX project.
33 >>>
34 >>> Here, I have a Readon HD 3300 (onboard) and xorg-server-1.6.5 .
35 >>> Using the x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 graphics is really fast
36 >>> including googleearth.
37 >>>
38 >>> But, as noted earlier, these ati-drivers don't work with
39 >>> xorg-server-1.7.1
40 >>>
41 >>> Helmut.
42 >>>
43 >>
44 >> I have xorg-server: 1.6.3.901-r2, and xorg-x11: 7.4-r1. Were is the x11-
45 >> drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 FAQ?
46 >>
47 > That should be OK. I don't know where to find the FAQ except after
48 > having x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 installed.
49 > The you can find it under
50 > /usr/share/doc/ati-drivers-9.10/html/fglrx/driverfaq.html
51 > /usr/share/doc/ati-drivers-9.10/html/fglrx/linuxfaq.html
52 >
53 > Helmut.
54 >
55 > --
56 > Helmut Jarausch
57 >
58 > Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
59 > RWTH - Aachen University
60 > D 52056 Aachen, Germany
61 >
62
63 But i have very high cpu loads in 2D.