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From: Igor <igwasm@×××××××.ru>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ati drivers.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:36:03
Message-Id: 200911121535.55484.igwasm@rambler.ru
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] ati drivers. by Helmut Jarausch
1 On 2009 14:58:57, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
2 > On 12 Nov, Igor wrote:
3 > > Hi. I installed gentoo. It`s very cool system. But i have problem with
4 > > ati drivers for HD3850 agp. Proprietary driver have not 2D acceleration.
5 > > When i moved window then cpu loads on 95%. Open source driver have not 3D
6 > > acceleration and after system startup videocard settings falls to
7 > > 640x480@60Hz. When i enter to display settings then settings returns to
8 > > my 1024x768@85Hz. Help me with settings.
9 >
10 > I don't know the HD3850 card.
11 >
12 > >From the x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 FAQ
13 >
14 > 2. Which ATI graphics cards can use this driver?
15 >
16 > The ATI Proprietary Linux driver currently supports RADEON 8500 and later,
17 > as well as FireGL 8700 and later products. We do not currently plan to
18 > include support for any products earlier than this.
19 > Drivers for earlier products should already be available from the DRI
20 > Project or Utah-GLX project.
21 >
22 > Here, I have a Readon HD 3300 (onboard) and xorg-server-1.6.5 .
23 > Using the x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 graphics is really fast
24 > including googleearth.
25 >
26 > But, as noted earlier, these ati-drivers don't work with
27 > xorg-server-1.7.1
28 >
29 > Helmut.
30 >
31
32 I have xorg-server: 1.6.3.901-r2, and xorg-x11: 7.4-r1. Were is the x11-
33 drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 FAQ?

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] ati drivers. Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] ati drivers. Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de>