From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 20 20:54:39 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 7970616A41F for ; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:54:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Chris@lainos.org) Received: from mail.neovanglist.net (blackacid.neovanglist.net [69.16.150.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF15E43D6D for ; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:54:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Chris@lainos.org) Received: from localhost (localhost.neovanglist.net [127.0.0.1]) by mail.neovanglist.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C413E6D432; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:54:35 -0700 (MST) Received: from mail.neovanglist.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (blackacid.neovanglist.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 68487-07; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:54:30 -0700 (MST) Received: from melchior (0x5358bc07.bynxx15.adsl-dhcp.tele.dk [83.88.188.7]) (using SSLv3 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.neovanglist.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A29316D430; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:54:30 -0700 (MST) From: Chris Gilbert To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:53:50 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.2 References: <200512270950.KAA06620@stoney.dudes.ch> <43D118DA.3000202@centtech.com> <43D119D4.9020209@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <43D119D4.9020209@centtech.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200601202153.51271.Chris@lainos.org> X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at neovanglist.net Cc: Eric Anderson 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 20:54:39 -0000 Hi Eric, thanks for testing! I'll have a look at that config later this weekend... Unfortunately I'm in the middle of crunch time at my dayjob... so it'll be a few weeks until I can really get back into the swing of things in ATI/FreeBSD land. I'll let everyone know with a status update once things are rolling again. On Friday 20 January 2006 18:11, Eric Anderson wrote: > 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