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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ati drivers.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:42:30
Message-Id: 200911121342.24384.volkerarmin@googlemail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] ati drivers. by Igor
1 On Donnerstag 12 November 2009, Igor wrote:
2 > On 2009 14:58:57, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
3 > > On 12 Nov, Igor wrote:
4 > > > Hi. I installed gentoo. It`s very cool system. But i have problem with
5 > > > ati drivers for HD3850 agp. Proprietary driver have not 2D
6 > > > acceleration. When i moved window then cpu loads on 95%. Open source
7 > > > driver have not 3D acceleration and after system startup videocard
8 > > > settings falls to 640x480@60Hz. When i enter to display settings then
9 > > > settings returns to my 1024x768@85Hz. Help me with settings.
10 > >
11 > > I don't know the HD3850 card.
12 > >
13 > > >From the x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 FAQ
14 > >
15 > > 2. Which ATI graphics cards can use this driver?
16 > >
17 > > The ATI Proprietary Linux driver currently supports RADEON 8500 and
18 > > later, as well as FireGL 8700 and later products. We do not currently
19 > > plan to include support for any products earlier than this.
20 > > Drivers for earlier products should already be available from the DRI
21 > > Project or Utah-GLX project.
22 > >
23 > > Here, I have a Readon HD 3300 (onboard) and xorg-server-1.6.5 .
24 > > Using the x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 graphics is really fast
25 > > including googleearth.
26 > >
27 > > But, as noted earlier, these ati-drivers don't work with
28 > > xorg-server-1.7.1
29 > >
30 > > Helmut.
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?
34 >
35
36 on the AMD homepage.
37
38 Don't worry, your card is supported by catalyst 9.10, will be supported by
39 9.11 and probably be supported by 9.12
40
41 Just use the ati-drivers package - and patch xorg so it won't suck in 2d.

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