You would be right - there was no accel. :-) > Send Mactel-linux-users mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mactel-linux-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: 1. MBP Xorg gives device error (KS) (Ludovic Rousseau) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:43:49 +0200 > From: "Ludovic Rousseau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Mactel-linux-users] 1. MBP Xorg gives device error (KS) > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 18/09/06, Will Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> MBP uses ATI x1600 video. This can be driven using generic ati drivers >> or >> the proprietry fglrx drivers 8.28.8 (I think) from ati. The first step >> is >> to get the X server running at the full resolution with generic drivers >> I >> guess and then look into accelerated performacne using the prop drivers >> if >> you don't mind using non GPL/Free drivers... >> >> Sorry I don't have a config from when I used the generic ones in the >> kernel.. > > Are you sure you really used the generic ATI driver? AFAIK the ati > driver provided with x.org does NOT (yet) support the x1600 card. > > I guess you were using the kernel frame buffer but that is a > completely different driver with no acceleration, even for 2D. Or > maybe it was the generic vesa driver if you boot from BIOS. I can't > use the native 1680x1050 resolution using the VESA driver. I can only > have 1400 x something. > > bye, > > -- > Dr. Ludovic Rousseau > > > > ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Mactel-linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users > > > End of Mactel-linux-users Digest, Vol 4, Issue 15 > ************************************************* >
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