On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 07:39 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > Funny stuff which I don't really understand is that in
> >
> > installer I could
> >
> > > select my radeon, and XFree86 4.3.0 with hardware
> >
> > acceleration with no prob
> >
> > > and the test would show the X screen in my chosen
> >
> > resolution and colors,
> >
> > > but after reboot X doesn't start anymore with the
> >
> > classical error that no
> >
> > > screens were found.
> > >
> > > Is anything different in the X screen showed during the
> >
> > config test in
> >
> > > installer and the way X starts normally?!?
> > > I would expect that if my hardware combination isn't
> >
> > supported, then also
> >
> > > the test inside the configuration part of the installer
> >
> > would choke too...
> >
> > > :/
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Adrian
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "civileme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 8:25 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [expert] A7N8X and Radeon 9700 Pro under
> >
> > ML 9.1?!?
> >
> > > > On Wednesday 12 March 2003 09:21 am, Adrian
> >
> > Golumbovici wrote:
> > > > > Hi mates,
> > > > >
> > > > > I managed to solve my crash problem with the A7V8X
> >
> > and 1GB of mem by
> >
> > > > > changing it against a A7N8X :). Easiest sollution
> >
> > ever (but expensive
> >
> > > tho
> > >
> > > > > :) ). Anyway, my problem now is that I am sick of
> >
> > running my Radeon as
> >
> > > > > : Vesa.
> > > > >
> > > > > Till now agpgart doesn't want to load on this board
> >
> > (nforce2 chipset)
> >
> > > even
> > >
> > > > > with agp_try_unsupported=1 and nvidia provides no
> >
> > driver for its agp
> >
> > > beside
> > >
> > > > > the nvagp module in the drivers for their graphics
> >
> > cards. Since I have
> >
> > > an
> > >
> > > > > ATI card I am not sure how to make it work in a
> >
> > better mode than vesa
> >
> > > > > on
> > >
> > > my
> > >
> > > > > mainboard. I read a lot of things on the net and I
> >
> > can shorten the long
> >
> > > > > story to the following:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. Some suggesting to try to install the NVIDIA rpm
> >
> > and then use the
> >
> > > nvagp
> > >
> > > > > module with the ATI card. No answer from the
> >
> > original poster if it
> >
> > > worked.
> > >
> > > > > :/
> > > > >
> > > > > 2. The current kernel agpgart module lacks the
> >
> > description for this
> >
> > > > > card and though some people offered to write the
> >
> > driver provided
> >
> > > > > someone can help with collecting the needed info,
> >
> > the post was left "in
> >
> > > > > the air", so
> > >
> > > no
> > >
> > > > > news there...
> > > > > 3. Some reported they managed to run their Radeon
> >
> > 9700 Pro as "pci" and
> >
> > > not
> > >
> > > > > "AGP" on this type of motherboard, but also no
> >
> > details provided upon
> >
> > > > > how
> > >
> > > to
> > >
> > > > > do that?!? PCI is a lot better than vesa anyway,
> >
> > but have no clue how
> >
> > > > > to
> > >
> > > do
> > >
> > > > > that. They said they got 320fps in glxgears.
> > > > > 4. Some said that AGP is needed just to do some
> >
> > texture loading(?!?
> >
> > > > > whatever that is), but if the card has enough
> >
> > memory on the card
> >
> > > > > (radeon 9700 Pro comes with 128MB) you don't
> >
> > absolutely need it and
> >
> > > > > that you can run it as PCI (again?!? but again no
> >
> > clue how?!?) and
> >
> > > > > works just fine
> > >
> > > (just
> > >
> > > > > a tad slower than if ran in AGP on other
> >
> > motherboards where agpgart
> >
> > > support
> > >
> > > > > exists.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am as clueless as a baby in a topless bar :)
> >
> > about how to get the
> >
> > > > > best out of my card under linux. I really want to
> >
> > try some gaming under
> >
> > > linux,
> > >
> > > > > but with vesa mode and Mesagl I can go smoke a
> >
> > cigar till next frame
> >
> > > comes
> > >
> > > > > on the screen.... Please help.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > Adrian
> > > >
> > > > Well the truth is that the ATi boards are very poorly
> >
> > supported in linux,
> >
> > > > largely because tech info is so hard to get out of
> >
> > ATi, so drivers
> >
> > > > usually run a few generations behind the current ATi
> >
> > board models.
> >
> > > > Recently ATi
> > >
> > > has
> > >
> > > > shown some interest in providing drivers ... If they
> >
> > would open the
> >
> > > source,
> > >
> > > > things would be much easier for all concerned.
> > > >
> > > > Civileme
Righty ho, time to post ....
I've come late to the thread, but not the issue - I posted not so long ago
about using the Radeon 9000 board under MDK.
Here's what partially works for me:
1.Backup your current /etc/X11/XF86-Config 4 to .org
2. Download the ATI Linux drivers
3. Install them, using --force if necessary, as per their instructions (AFAICT
this is needed to overwrite the existing libGLcore stuff)
4. Run their version of XFConfig (all as per instructions) to generate an
initial config file - don't start X Windows yet!!!
5. Munge the .org file with the new file - things like font paths, mice,
monitors etc. In fact, I ended up just using the graphics section, and
matching the screen identifier:
**********************************************************************
# Any number of graphics device sections may be present
# Standard VGA Device:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Standard VGA"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
# The chipset line is optional in most cases. It can be used to override
# the driver's chipset detection, and should not normally be specified.
# Chipset "generic"
# The Driver line must be present. When using run-time loadable driver
# modules, this line instructs the server to load the specified driver
# module. Even when not using loadable driver modules, this line
# indicates which driver should interpret the information in this section.
Driver "vga"
# The BusID line is used to specify which of possibly multiple devices
# this section is intended for. When this line isn't present, a device
# section can only match up with the primary video device. For PCI
# devices a line like the following could be used. This line should not
# normally be included unless there is more than one video device
# installed.
# BusID "PCI:0:10:0"
# VideoRam 256
# Clocks 25.2 28.3
EndSection
# === ATI device section ===
Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter"
Driver "fglrx"
# === disable PnP Monitor ===
#Option "NoDDC"
# === disable/enable XAA/DRI ===
Option "no_accel" "no"
Option "no_dri" "no"
# === Fire GL DDX driver module specific settings ===
# === Screen Management ===
Option "DesktopSetup" "0x00000000"
Option "Display2" "0"
Option "HSync2" "unspecified"
Option "VRefresh2" "unspecified"
Option "GammaCorrectionI" "0x00000000"
Option "GammaCorrectionII" "0x00000000"
# === OpenGL specific profiles/settings ===
Option "Capabilities" "0x00000000"
# === Video Overlay for the Xv extension ===
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
# === OpenGL Overlay ===
# Note: When OpenGL Overlay is enabled, Video Overlay
# will be disabled automatically
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "on"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0" # vendor=1002, device=496e
Screen 0
EndSection
====================================
4. Note that I had to change the BusID above to PCI 1:0:0, as it originally
configured the Digital port (1:0:1, AFAIR) - resulting in no video
5. GLX gears is now at 1800-2000fps!!!
6. I have one remaining issue - on logout from X, the console is messed up - I
can just make out multiple repeated columns of the prompt, wishy-washied all
down the screen, like TV snow. Same when I switch to another vt.
Maybe Civileme or odd can help out here .... (Hint...)
Anyway, good luck. Let me know if you need any more help
Not sure about your nVIDIA stuff, though ...
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