Hi, gentooer, My radeon 9000 is using ATI official driver now. But I got only 1700+ [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1024x768 in glxgears test. Is that 2.6.0 testx so powerfull? I am using 2.4.20-gentoo-r7.
Reply on Monday 27 October 2003 04:28, Robert Crawford wrote: > On Sunday 26 October 2003 2:07 pm, Kwame Opam wrote: > > Hello. Well, I got Gentoo running today after a very long weekend. I only > > have a few problems now though. Firstly, I need 3d acceleration for my > > Radeon 9000, but I have no clue how to get it. After I configured X, it > > complained that it can't find the radeon drivers. I downloaded Xfree-drm > > and everything, but I'm worried that since it's an AGP card it still > > can't properly detect it. Also, I need my printer to be detected but I > > don't know how to make my computer see it. Any ideas? > > Kwame, > I have 3 of these cards, and would suggest building a 2.6-0test8-mm1 (or > test9) kernel, and compiling the ATI stuff directly into the kernel, like > below. Then there's no need to mess with ATI drivers or DRM- it's all > already supported. Most comments I've read say the stock ATI 2.6 support is > just as good as any of the ATI attempts at Linux drivers. Works great- I > get 8000+ FPS @16bit 1024x768 with these cards. Here's a really good way > for a basic trial, that I posted on the Gentoo forums.. > > Robert Crawford > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------ I've been downloading from kernel.org, and getting mm patches for > each 2.6 version, with excellent results. Here's my method, for 2.4 or 2.6 > kernels. I never compile as root in /usr/src anymore. I made a > /home/wrc/kernel directory, and untar there, then cd as user to the > linux-2.6.0-testx directory, and do a normal: > > Optional:apply mm patch (or others I might wish to try) > make mrproper > make xconfig > (optional- after xconfig edit Makefile cflags and console output for 2.6, > they have compile output "silent" by default. I'll post my edits if anyone > wishes) > make clean > make bzImage > make modules > THEN SU TO ROOT > make modules_install > mount /boot > cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/linux-2.6.0-testx-mmx (I use no > System.map, or initrd) > Edit grub with nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf (or kde superuser > filemanager) > > and add your new kernel stanza to grub.conf, then reboot to new kernel. > > Works for me every time, with no problems whatsoever. I've had mixed > results with genkernel, and any Gentoo kernels, so I've settled on the > above "method of choice." I do however, run very lean systems, and others > might need support for scsi, drivers, etc that I don't use. But for the > basics, this works very well. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------ HERE'S MY GRAPHICS .CONFIG SECTION- Only change to your motherboard, > if not a VIA chipset: > > CONFIG_AGP=y > # CONFIG_AGP_ALI is not set > # CONFIG_AGP_ATI is not set > # CONFIG_AGP_AMD is not set > # CONFIG_AGP_AMD64 is not set > # CONFIG_AGP_INTEL is not set > # CONFIG_AGP_NVIDIA is not set > # CONFIG_AGP_SIS is not set > # CONFIG_AGP_SWORKS is not set > CONFIG_AGP_VIA=y > CONFIG_DRM=y > # CONFIG_DRM_TDFX is not set > # CONFIG_DRM_GAMMA is not set > # CONFIG_DRM_R128 is not set > CONFIG_DRM_RADEON=y > # CONFIG_DRM_MGA is not set > # CONFIG_DRM_SIS is not set > # CONFIG_MWAVE is not set > # CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER is not set > # CONFIG_HANGCHECK_TIMER is not set > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > (The FB stuff is Optional- not fully developed yet- can cause problems) > CONFIG_FB=y > # CONFIG_FB_CYBER2000 is not set > # CONFIG_FB_IMSTT is not set > # CONFIG_FB_VGA16 is not set > CONFIG_FB_VESA=y > # CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT is not set > # CONFIG_FB_HGA is not set > # CONFIG_FB_RIVA is not set > # CONFIG_FB_MATROX is not set > CONFIG_FB_RADEON=y > # CONFIG_FB_ATY128 is not set > # CONFIG_FB_ATY is not set > # CONFIG_FB_SIS is not set > # CONFIG_FB_NEOMAGIC is not set > # CONFIG_FB_3DFX is not set > # CONFIG_FB_VOODOO1 is not set > # CONFIG_FB_TRIDENT is not set > # CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set > > # > # Console display driver support > # > CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y > # CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE is not set > CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y > # CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE is not set > > # > # Logo configuration > # > CONFIG_LOGO=y > # CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_MONO is not set > # CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_VGA16 is not set > CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224=y > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
