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Date:      Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:11:48 -0600
From:      Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com>
To:        Chris Gilbert <Chris@lainos.org>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ATI on FreeBSD! FireGL Linux Driver Port (New Version)
Message-ID:  <43D119D4.9020209@centtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <43D118DA.3000202@centtech.com>
References:  <200512270950.KAA06620@stoney.dudes.ch>	<200512271116.34464.Chris@lainos.org> <43D118DA.3000202@centtech.com>

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Eric Anderson wrote:
> Chris Gilbert wrote:
>> It's ready!
>>
>> The new version works both standalone as before, and from a FreeBSD 
>> port.
>>
>> This is my first time making a port, and I've double checked it and 
>> run portlint, but I have probably overlooked something!
>>
>> Please have a good look at it and tell me if I've done something 
>> stupid :)
>>
>> You can grab the port here:
>>
>> http://www.neovanglist.net/~Neovanglist/ATI/ati-driver.tar.gz
>>
>> It should be extracted to /usr/ports/x11
>>
>> It should fetch the distfile from my server... but in case you want 
>> to install it the old fashioned way, here is the link:
>>
>> http://www.neovanglist.net/~Neovanglist/ATI/FreeBSD-fglrx_6_8_0-8.20.8-2-ALPHA.i386.tar.bz2 
>>
>>
>> Changes since the last version:
>>  * It now installs the glATI.h file.
>>  * The panel was installing all kinds of strange things.. and not 
>> being very port friendly. It's still bad but it's much better now. 
>> (And accounted for in pkg-plist)
>>  * All of the Linux documentation and the README file is installed to 
>> /usr/X11R6/share/doc/fglrx
>>  * Working FreeBSD "port"! (As in for the ports system)
>>  * README file updated with some worthwhile content including a 
>> compatibility list.
>>
>> In regards to AMD64 support, this is an i386 build and I wouldn't 
>> expect it to work on AMD64 :)
>>
>> However, getting an AMD64 version going should be fairly trivial, but 
>> I do not have the hardware to test it.
>>
>> Tomorrow I can put together and AMD64 package and add support for it 
>> to the  FreeBSD port. If you can test/verify that it works I would be 
>> thrilled!
>
> I've just downloaded/built/installed using the port.  Using the new 
> fglrx driver in my xorg.conf causes x not to start.  I've attached the 
> Xorg.0.log and my xorg.conf file.  (This is on a Dell D810 laptop, 
> with an X600, using xorg-server-snap).
>
> Eric


I guess it didn't like my Xorg.0.log, so I've posted it here:


http://www.googlebit.com/freebsd/Xorg.0.log

Eric


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Eric Anderson        Sr. Systems Administrator        Centaur Technology
Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't.
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