Francisco Rivas wrote: > Hi Johannes and every friend of the list :D. > > Johannes two things: > > 1.- I think (i guess) it's better install the 8.36.5 ati drivers, because > the 8.32.5 ati drivers is too bugs and is better have the actual > driver, you > can download from the ati page and put on the portage distfiles and > install > it. > > 2.- If you don't like the 1 then look here : > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-554065-start-0-postdays-0-postorder-asc-highlight-atidrivers.htmland > > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-554736.html?sid=eeac31c8c7d77b4d130703a372462537 > > that persons have a problem very similary to yours. > > Well about your question I think, check your kernel configuration > Graphics > Drivers, you have to unmark the ATI modules of the kernel. At last, I had > the same problem with 8.32.5 my laptop frezee and the only thing what > can I > do was reset using the Power bottom; and the solution was install the > 8.36.5ati driver, believe me. > > I hope be helpfully to you, Have a nice day :D > Hi Francisco
Thanks for the help so far...but it still dos not play nicly.... According to 'lspci' my graphic card is: VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] (rev 01) and according to: http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon-prer200.html I should then be using version 8.28.8 of the driver. I have tried coping both the 8.28.8 and the 8.36.5 to my dist folder and tried to run emerge: emerge -va ati-drivers but it only suggests the 8.32.5 version, which as previously mentioned, dos not work. Am I missing to parameters to emerge or? I have tried to compiled ati support directly in to my kernel... this did not work I have tried to compile ati support as modules for my kernel... this did not work I have tried to add framebuffer support in the kernel with support for ati.... this allows me to start x but everything is running real slow and I experience clipping when I move around windows. Any pointers? Joe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
