Good day, everyone. I have found a way to get this card to work with
XFree86 4.1.0. I had to recompile the kernel with the AGP support module
(agpgart), the Radeon framebuffer modules (radeonfb), and the DRM updates
from dri.sourceforge.net. I am using the 2.4.17 kernel. The framebuffer
module has to be compiled as a module. If it's compiled into the kernel,
the scrolling mechanism is messed up; I get just a one-line buffer at the
top of the screen (overlapping the tux logo) until the screen is cleared
(via "clear").
Then in my XF86Config-4 file, I put this into my Device section:
Section "Device"
Driver "radeon"
VideoRam 32768
Option "UseDepthMoves"
Option "UseFBDev"
EndSection
Now, "UseFBDev" must be in there, or XFree86 will either say no screens
found or the monitor will go on standby and freeze the computer.
I have found that the ATI2 drivers from the Gatos project will not work
with this card. The monitor ends up going into standby and the computer
hard locks.
But now, I get full GLX support. glxgears reports 900 fps.
Just my experience with this.
** Derek J Witt **
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* Home Page: http://www.flinthills.com/~djw/ *
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