I would like to ask if it's possible to support the ATI radeon 9200 (rv280) in the
next update of
xfree86, maybe 4.3.1. I have found the following from Michael Hamilton ([EMAIL
PROTECTED])
http://users.actrix.co.nz/michael/index.html on (comp.os.linux.x) below.
Would it be possible to have built in support for this card using this info?
Note: Most people DO NOT need agp 8x support for this card.
Thanks
Robert Arkiletian
Micheal Hamilton wrote:
>I recently had a chance to use the 9200 with the DRI drivers, and they
>worked just fine. Able to play every 3D game I have (ut2003, q3a, ut,
>Rune, etc.).
>
>You need to use the 'ChipID 0x4242' option in the device section to make
>it recognize the 9200.
>
> Adam K Kirchhoff ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
So all I had to do was change the ChipID.
At this point I shutdown X (telinit 3), logged in on a console as root and use
telinit:
# telinit 3
I'd been using the Radeon binary driver, so I had to restore my XFree86 and Mesa
OpenGL
libraries and modules. If you haven't touched these, then this step isn't necessary:
rpm --install --force /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/XFree86-4.3.0-2.i386.rpm
rpm --install --force /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.3.0-2.i386.rpm
Back up your existing setup.
# cp /etc/X11/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config.before-radeon-9200
Run redhat-config-xfree86 and setup the card as a Radeon 9000. Under advanced option,
use
the configure button to choose the video card - I picked the ATI Radeon 9000. Tick the
checkbox
to Enable Hardware 3D Acceleration. Don't probe, we just want the config program to
create a
valid XFree86 config - we have to change the ChipId before we can try it.
# redhat-config-xfree86
Edit the config file and set the ChipId
# vi /etc/X11/XF86Config
Find the device setion and add the ChipId:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "ATI Radeon 9000"
ChipId 0x4242
EndSection
Test the new configuration for both 2D and 3D. Do a few syncs before hand in case your
system
locks up.
# sync; sync; sync;
# startx
You can try glxinfo and confirm DRI for 3D is enabled:
# glxinfo
display: :0.0 screen:0
direct rendering: Yes
Restart the graphical login daemon
# telinit 5
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