Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:49:43 -0400 From: Coleman Kane <cokane@FreeBSD.org> To: vova@fbsd.ru Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AIGLX, ATI/AMD Radeons and FreeBSD -current Message-ID: <46D6E717.5070405@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <1188487000.3168.6.camel@localhost> References: <46D6D0F8.3080700@FreeBSD.org> <1188487000.3168.6.camel@localhost>
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Vladimir Grebenschikov wrote: > В Thu, 30/08/2007 в 10:15 -0400, Coleman Kane пишет: > >> Hi, >> >> 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... >> > > Have you tried native Linux drivers from ? > http://www.fglrx-freebsd.com/index.php > > >> Coleman Kane >> I should have mentioned that I am using FreeBSD/amd64 (so I can't use the i386 fglrx driver). In addition, I would prefer to reduce the amount of binary-only stuff (and focus my testing on getting the open-source stuff working). So, no I haven't.... but if they were available for amd64, I probably would give it a try at this point, though I would still want to try getting the open-source driver working. -- Coleman
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