I have the same problem (using 2.6.31 kernel, 3d is not working using radeon x1600 with the radeon driver) and I found a solution:
appending this to the kernel parameters fixes the problem: radeon.modeset=1 video=radeonfb:1280x1024...@60 Now I have dri, all desktop effects enabled, a nice transation from console to X, and averything work very well. Removing video=... or setting it at 32bit depth make dri unusable and cause some other problem switching from console to X or viceversa... and...@sibilla:~$ uname -a Linux sibilla 2.6.31-5-generic #24-Ubuntu SMP Sat Aug 1 12:48:18 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux and...@sibilla:~$ lspci | grep VGA 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV530 [Radeon X1600] I'm using ati/radeon X driver, without xorg.conf... I hope it help you too, and if it work I think 24bit depth should become the default... -- 2.6.31 kernel breaks 3d for radeon x1600 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/394263 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
