From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 20 17:11:52 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47C8916A41F for ; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:11:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from mh1.centtech.com (moat3.centtech.com [207.200.51.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B116043D4C for ; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:11:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from [10.177.171.220] (neutrino.centtech.com [10.177.171.220]) by mh1.centtech.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k0KHBnVr066095; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:11:49 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Message-ID: <43D119D4.9020209@centtech.com> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:11:48 -0600 From: Eric Anderson User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060112) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Chris Gilbert References: <200512270950.KAA06620@stoney.dudes.ch> <200512271116.34464.Chris@lainos.org> <43D118DA.3000202@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <43D118DA.3000202@centtech.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1246/Thu Jan 19 15:44:42 2006 on mh1.centtech.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATI on FreeBSD! FireGL Linux Driver Port (New Version) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:11:52 -0000 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 -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------