On Sat, 5 Jan 2002, Derek J Witt wrote:
> 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.
Which drivers ? If you have tried the latest ones they will not work with
standard dri modules (and will produce a lockup).
As for monitor going into standby try using Option "CrtScreen".
Vladimir Dergachev
>
> But now, I get full GLX support. glxgears reports 900 fps.
>
> Just my experience with this.
>
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