Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:53:50 +0100 From: Chris Gilbert <Chris@lainos.org> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> Subject: Re: ATI on FreeBSD! FireGL Linux Driver Port (New Version) Message-ID: <200601202153.51271.Chris@lainos.org> In-Reply-To: <43D119D4.9020209@centtech.com> References: <200512270950.KAA06620@stoney.dudes.ch> <43D118DA.3000202@centtech.com> <43D119D4.9020209@centtech.com>
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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
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