On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:14:01 +0200, Alex wrote in message <20110622151401.2bf8cf76@main>:
> Am Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:48:59 +0200 > schrieb Arnt Karlsen <a...@c2i.net>: > > > On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:37:27 +0200, Alex wrote in message > > <20110622133727.6a7007df@main>: > > > > > Am Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:20:17 +0200 > > > schrieb Arnt Karlsen <a...@c2i.net>: > > > > > > > On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:42:41 +0200, Alex wrote in message > > > > <20110621234241.5daf0f9e@main>: > > > > > > > > > I am using system: > > > > > Linux 2.6.39.1 #2 SMP x86_64 GNU/Linux Debian Stable/Squeeze > > > > > ATI Technologies Inc RS880 [Radeon HD 4200] > > > > > > > > ..a laptop? > > > no > > > > > > > > Driver: fglrx, mostly latest version, 11.6 atm (11.1/11.2 > > > > > during testing, IIRC) > > > > > > > > ..try the radeon driver, it should support your graphics card > > > > better by now. > > > > It may also expose other bugs you haven't seen yet, > > > > exactly because you have been using fglrx. > > > What is your point? > > > > ..the radeon and radeonhd drivers are both in development > > just like FG and may do now what they did not do the last > > time you tried them, my guess is the radeon driver on your > > card, should beat both fglrx and radeonhd, so come on and > > prove me wrong. ;o) > > > > > How is that related to the versions of the > > > dependencies of SG/FG? > > > > ..I'm talking about the "ATI" bugs that none of the Nvidea > > owner FG developers could see, and that I suspect is part > > driver, part OSG, part SG and part FG. > > > > ..trying another driver with everything else left as is, > > gives us all a new observation. (I haven't been able to > > do that myself due to RL issues such as housing.) > > > > ..I _have_ seen improvements since I filed bug #264, but there > > are also #295 and maybe #320, my #264 and #295 may be related > > to #96. > > > > ..whenever OSG, SG or FG demands something that the hardware > > cannot support, the driver should reject that demand and tell > > us a little more than: > > "r300: ERROR: FS input generic 17 unassigned, not enough hardware > > slots." so I can try _educated_ guesses. > > Ahh, I see. You're suggesting to use radeon/hd driver to find bugs so > the drivers/osg/sg/fg could be improved? ..close ;o), I recommend testing them all for bug swatting, and pick the best one for LinuxTag etc shows. > However, back to the topic: at the moment, what version of osg do you > recommend for systems using the radeon/hd drivers? ..again, all versions, I'm on Debian Sid+Experimental and use: http://wiki.flightgear.org/Scripted_Compilation_on_Linux_Debian/Ubuntu and edit the script to use the newest versions of OSG, my last try was 2.9.16 which failed, and I'm trying today's OSG-3.0.0~rc3. ;o) Usually I fall back to a stable release if the latest news fails. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel