Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:17:15 -0700 From: vehemens <vehemens@verizon.net> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AIGLX, ATI/AMD Radeons and FreeBSD -current Message-ID: <200708301017.15712.vehemens@verizon.net>
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On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 10:15:20AM -0400, Coleman Kane wrote: >I am curious what the state of AIGLX is using the ATI R300+ cards (I've >an rv350) under FreeBSD. I have been trying to track down what work is >being done on the problem. > >I see a number of references detailing that it *is* broken, but I am >having difficulty tracking down any progress or unofficial patches to >deal with fixing it... is there anybody who's actively working on fixing >this problem? > >I found PR 112984: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=112984 >which documents some spotty working/not working cases... all referencing >6.2-STABLE. Is this the only progress made so far? Is there any "working >solution" under -current (or does the -stable fix apply to -current >too)? Does the xorg-server-snap get better results? > >I'm hoping that someone else has already trudged through here and can >help shortcut what may be a drawn-out compile/test/debug/recompile cycle... I modified a number of packages before I could run AIGLX with BERYL on a RV350 based card and -current. Not to happy about the response time on my XP 2100 however. Updating the DRM driver was one of the changes, but it doesn't compile on a 6.2 system. Also switched to the 6.6.193 ATI driver, and updated the xserver and a number of libraries. I would suggest waiting until 7.3 comes out unless you have an extra system and spare time.
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