From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 30 18:23:11 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 357E216A468 for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:23:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vehemens@verizon.net) Received: from vms046pub.verizon.net (vms046pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.46]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1837F13C47E for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:23:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vehemens@verizon.net) Received: from susy.dsl-verizon.net ([71.107.26.56]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JNL0079DK0PGDSE@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> for freebsd-x11@freebsd.org; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:17:14 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:17:15 -0700 From: vehemens To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Message-id: <200708301017.15712.vehemens@verizon.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 Subject: Re: AIGLX, ATI/AMD Radeons and FreeBSD -current X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:23:11 -0000 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.