First of all, see http://gatos.sf.net/
On 4 Feb 2002, Armin Lambacher wrote: > Hello, > > I just switched from a Matrox G400 to an ATI Radeon VE because the > later one has a DVI Connector. System is SuSE Linux 7.3 with the > XFree86 version 4.2.0 from the SuSE update server. After following the > install instructions the card runs. However, there are some issues > comparing it to the former G400 > > - gears seems to be slow. With the matrox card I got frame rates of > about 450 frames per second with the initial Window size. With the > Radeon VE I get about 175 frames per second. > (glxinfo tells me: direct rendering: Yes ) See http://gatos.sf.net/dri-debug.php > > - When I use mplayer to play a video and use -vo xv the video stays > visual if I switch to another desktop. This was not the case with > the matrox card and is very annoying. > This is a known bug, fixed in gatos drivers. > My main concern is the second point. I do not use the 3D acceleration > at the moment, but every now and then want to have a look at a movie > in spare time. I'd like to pause the video, switch to another desktop, > do something there and switch back and continue watching the > video. Would this be possible with the radeon driver? > > And, can I use the TV-out with the Radeon 7500? This code is very experimental.. and was not tested with your card in specifically.. See http://gatos.sf.net/ -> "Watching TV" Vladimir Dergachev > > Thanks a lot > > Armin > _______________________________________________ > Xpert mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert > _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
