SUMMARY: ATI Radeon setup doesn't work properly in Mandrake 8.2 beta 1, to set the card up properly especially for 3D work with XFree86 4.2.0 (I've also heard rumours of similar problems with ATI Rage128 Pros):
DETAILS: Mandrake 8.1, for my ATI Radeon 7200 with AOC Spectrum 7Vir monitor detected the card and offered XFree 4.10 with 3d support. This worked well (Tuxracer is a good benchmark) This worked well in both 2D and 3D games (eg tuxracer) BUT: 8.2 beta (beta1) now appears to install X (version 4.20) with 3D acceleration fine BUT when XFree86 is started, 2D work is fine, but 3D is very slow (TuxRacer updates at about 1 fps). This has the same symptom as a problem I first saw in Mandrake 7.2 (a backward step!) Possible clues: 1) The output of 'startx' suggests that XFree86 is not using/can't use AGP support. 2) Similarly there are messages about incorrect DRM lock states. Please fix this, since otherwise Mandrake 8.2 is just BRILLIANT! You can reach me: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
