On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 8:15 AM, Mark Knecht <markkne...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I'm interested in how I would go about getting the xf86-video-ati > package from git? I would like to try the newest driver, if possible, > as it is apparently the reason I don't have 3d rendering enabled on my > HD5750 Evergreen card. > > Is there a good Wiki on how to do this? Also, how does one match a > video driver from git with the right version of xorg-server, etc. I'm > currently using 1.9.2. I see there are ~mad64 versions of 1.9.3 in > portage but I don't know if I need them. > > Thanks, > Mark >
Never mind. Solved it using the x11 overlay and unmasking the xf86-video-ati-9999 version of the driver. mark@c2stable ~ $ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep render [ 18.780] (II) RADEON(0): Direct rendering enabled mark@c2stable ~ $ Cheers, Mark
