Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ati drivers.

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

On Freitag 13 November 2009, igwasm wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Volker Armin Hemmann" <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
> To: <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 4:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ati drivers.
>
> On Freitag 13 November 2009, igwasm wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Volker Armin Hemmann" <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
> > To: <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
> > Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 2:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ati drivers.
> >
> > On Freitag 13 November 2009, Igor wrote:
> > > В сообщении от Пятница 13 ноября 2009 05:38:24 автор Nikos Chantziaras
> > >
> > > написал:
> > > > On 11/12/2009 11:55 PM, Igor wrote:
> > > > > В сообщении от Пятница 13 ноября 2009 00:30:35 автор Volker Armin
> > > > > Hemmann
> > > > >
> > > > > написал:
> > > > >>  [...]
> > > > >> yeah, unpacking in /usr/portage is completly wrong. Just follow
> > > > >> the instructions.
> > > > >
> > > > > I strictly follow the instructions. But "emerge: there are no
> > > > > ebuilds
> > > > > to satisfy "=x11-base/xorg-server-1.6.3.901-r99"."
> > > >
> > > > Volker's instructions work, but the overlay method is more
> > > > complicated than it needs to be.  You can find an easier method of
> > > > applying the patch here:
> > > >
> > > > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-794699.html
> > > >
> > > > This has the benefit that it works with all versions of X.Org and not
> > > > just with 1.6.3 and you don't need a custom ebuild in your local
> > > > overlay.
> > > >
> > > > Note that the patch we're talking about does *not* fix the CPU load
> > > > on moving windows; ati-drivers are just too slow with this operation.
> > > > It only fixes the resizing, maximizing and opening of new windows.
> > >
> > > Thank you. But i have question about this patch. Why ati driver is very
> > >  slow in X.Org? Is it bug ati driver or X.Org?
> > >
> > >
> > >as I wrote before, 'they' changed X a long time ago for intel drivers
> > > and screwed over everybody else. So it is X fault - but X devs put the
> > > fingers
> > >in
> > >their ears, say it is everybody's else fault and sing lalala.
> >
> > I really don`t understand this. X have spec and all must use it. X don`t
> > must use spec of intel. If X change spec then all must change drivers.
> > Open
> > source driver work fine.
> >
> >
> >that has nothign to do with spec and how to use uninitialised memory.
>
> Hm. Is it undoc hack in X? Could i see this diff in code? I want use it in
> other distrs linux.
>

look at the patch and google a bit. There has been a lot of talk about this.