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Cc: Florent Thoumie <flz@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: Problems with xf86-video-ati driver (6.10.0)
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--On February 13, 2009 7:38:04 PM -0600 Robert Noland 
<rnoland@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>>
>> There are no errors in the Xorg.0.log file, and the process of X
>> startup  appears to be perfectly normal.  Switching to the vesa driver
>> fixes the problem  entirely.  The radeon driver can be used, less than
>> optimally, by disabling DRI.
>>
>> Option "DRI" "off"
>>
>> I looked at the latest driver at x.org (6.10.99.0), but I didn't see
>> anything  in the notes that indicated that this problem might have been
>> fixed.
>
> Actually, I'd suggest updating to STABLE.  You are running the old drm
> code.
>

Good catch, Robert.  The radeon driver now works fine with DRI enabled. 
Xorg only uses about 4% of CPU.

Paul Schmehl, If it isn't already
obvious, my opinions are my own
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