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Bug 339625
update for the ati-faq documentation
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[patch]
fix a little typo
ati-faq.xml.patch (text/plain), 7.95 KB, created by
Enrico Tagliavini
on 2010-10-03 22:27:54 UTC
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>--- ati-faq.xml.orig 2010-08-02 23:00:10.000000000 +0200 >+++ ati-faq.xml 2010-10-04 00:17:58.349322136 +0200 >@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ > <author title="Editor"> > <mail link="nightmorph@gentoo.org">Joshua Saddler</mail> > </author> >+<author title="Author"> >+ <mail link="enrico.tagliavini@gmail.com">Enrico Tagliavini</mail> >+</author> > > <abstract> > This FAQ should help users avoid some common installation and configuration >@@ -27,12 +30,22 @@ > <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> > <license/> > >-<version>3</version> >-<date>2010-08-02</date> >+<version>3.1</version> >+<date>2010-10-03</date> > > <chapter> > <title>Hardware Support</title> > <section> >+<body> >+ >+<p> >+This guide is just an addition to the <uri link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml">Gentoo X Server >+HowTo</uri> so read it before using this guide >+</p> >+ >+</body> >+</section> >+<section> > <title>Is my ATI board supported?</title> > <body> > >@@ -46,6 +59,10 @@ > GPUs. Older GPUs will use the mature open source xorg-x11 driver. > </p> > >+<note> >+To find out what GPU your card is based on you can check <uri>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_ATI_Graphics_Processing_Units</uri> >+</note> >+ > <table> > <tr> > <th>GPU</th> >@@ -133,37 +150,68 @@ > > </body> > </section> >+</chapter> >+ >+<chapter> >+<title>Using the X11 implementation</title> > <section> >-<title>I have a laptop. Is my ATI Mobility model supported?</title> > <body> > > <p> >-It should be, but you may have a configuration issue due to the OEM PCI id that >-such chips may have. In such cases, you may have to write the configuration >-file yourself. >+Please read the <uri link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml">Gentoo X Server >+HowTo</uri> and the <uri link="/doc/en/dri-howto.xml">Hardware Acceleration >+Guide</uri> for more information on installing drivers for your ATI graphics >+card. > </p> > > </body> > </section> >-</chapter> >- >-<chapter> >-<title>Installation</title> > <section> >-<title>Packages</title> >+<title>Configuration</title> > <body> > >+<impo> >+If you are using radeon driver with KMS be sure fbcon is loaded, otherwise you >+will get no framebuffer. You also need to disable all framebuffer >+drivers from the kernel line in GRUB or LILO, like vesafb, uvesafb and >+radeonfb. Also make sure radeon kernel module >+is loaded <b>before</b> the X start. >+</impo> >+ > <p> >-There are two ways of getting drivers for your ATI card: >+You may not need to manually create <path>xorg.conf</path> or modify it. <e>Try >+running without it first</e>. You can also use the Xorg auto configuration option: > </p> > >-<ul> >- <li>The <c>xorg-x11</c> ebuild provides the X11 implementation</li> >- <li> >- The <c>ati-drivers</c> ebuild provides the ATI closed source X drivers and >- kernel modules >- </li> >-</ul> >+<pre caption="Autoconfiguring X"> >+# <i>X -configure</i> >+</pre> >+ >+<warn> >+X -configure is known to be broken with some cards, likely from r300 and newer, >+so don't be surprised if it fails. This option will be removed in future >+xorg-server versions. >+</warn> >+ >+<p> >+For more information on how to get a basic <c>xorg.conf</c> configuration file, >+please refer to the <uri link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml">Gentoo X Server >+HowTo</uri>. >+</p> >+ >+<note> >+PPC, AMD64, and x86 users can use the <c>xac</c> stand-alone X configuration >+tool by emerging <c>x11-misc/xac</c>, but isn't required. >+</note> >+ >+</body> >+</section> >+</chapter> >+<chapter> >+<title>Installing the ATI propietary implementation</title> >+<section> >+<title>Kernel Setup</title> >+<body> > > <p> > If you want to use ATI's <e>internal</e> agpgart support instead of the Linux >@@ -171,58 +219,135 @@ > configuration) must be built as modules or not at all. > </p> > >-<note> >-Please read the <uri link="/doc/en/dri-howto.xml">Hardware Acceleration >-Guide</uri> for more information on installing drivers for your ATI graphics >-card. >-</note> >+<p> >+To use <c>ati-drivers</c> you need to do the following changes to your kernel >+configurations >+</p> >+<dl> >+ <dt><b>Enable</b></dt> >+ <dd> >+ <ul> >+ <li>MTRR</li> >+ <li>AGP if you have and agp card</li> >+ <li>PCIEPORTBUS if you have a PCIe card</li> >+ <li>ACPI</li> >+ <li>MAGIC_SYSRQ</li> >+ <li>PCI_MSI</li> >+ <li>MTRR</li> >+ </ul> >+ </dd> >+ <dt><b>Build as module or disable</b></dt> >+ <dd> >+ <ul> >+ <li>DRM</li> >+ </ul> >+ </dd> >+ <dt><b>Disable</b></dt> >+ <dd> >+ <ul> >+ <li>FB_RADEON</li> >+ <li>PREEMPT_RCU</li> >+ <li>LOCKDEP</li> >+ </ul> >+ </dd> >+</dl> > > </body> > </section> > <section> >-<title>Configuration</title> >+<title>Installing the driver</title> > <body> > > <p> >-You may not need to manually create <path>xorg.conf</path> or modify it. Try >-running without it first. You can also use the Xorg auto configuration option: >+You can install ati-drivers package in two ways: > </p> > >-<pre caption="Autoconfiguring X"> >-# <i>X -configure</i> >+<dl> >+ <dd> >+ <ul> >+ <li> >+ Add <c>fglrx</c> to <c>VIDEO_CARDS</c> in <c>make.conf</c>, >+ then run <c>emerge -1N x11-base/xorg-drivers</c> >+ </li> >+ <li><c>emerge x11-drivers/ati-drivers</c></li> >+ </ul> >+ </dd> >+</dl> >+ >+<p> >+Be sure to autoload the fglrx kernel module: see the >+<uri link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=7#doc_chap5"> >+Kernel configuration</uri> part of the Gentoo Handbook if you are using >+sys-apps/baselayout-1*. See the <uri link="/doc/en/openrc-migration.xml"> >+openrc migration guide</uri> if you are using sys-apps/baselayout-2*. >+Of course radeon and drm kernel module must be removed from autoload, >+since they conflict with fglrx >+</p> >+ >+<p> >+If radeon kernel modules keeps loading you can blacklist it editing >+<c>/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf</c> >+</p> >+<pre caption="/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf"> >+# <i>blacklist radeon</i> > </pre> > >+</body> >+</section> >+<section> >+<title>Configuration</title> >+<body> >+ > <p> >-For more information on how to get a basic <c>xorg.conf</c> configuration file, >-please refer to the <uri link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml">Gentoo X Server >-HowTo</uri>. >+You must use an xorg.conf or an xorg.conf.d file with <c>ati-drivers</c>, >+becouse you must tell xorg to use the fglrx driver. An easy way to do this is >+using <c>aticonfig</c>: > </p> > >-<note> >-PPC, AMD64, and x86 users can use the <c>xac</c> stand-alone X configuration >-tool by emerging <c>x11-misc/xac</c>, but isn't required. >-</note> >+<pre caption="Creating or adjusting an xorg.conf with aticonfig"> >+# <i>aticonfig --initial</i> >+this will also create a backup of the original xorg.conf file >+ >+for dual head configuration you can run >+# <i>aticonfig --initial=dual-head</i> >+</pre> > > <note> >-You can use <c>aticonfig</c> if you have installed the <c>ati-drivers</c> >-package. >+More options can be set, refer to <c>aticonfig --help</c> > </note> > >-<impo> >-If you're using <c>ati-drivers</c>, then you'll need to disable <c>radeonfb</c> >-(and probably any other framebuffer drivers) in your kernel config, as it >-conflicts with the built-in framebuffer in <c>ati-drivers</c>. >-</impo> >+<p> >+By building <c>ati-drivers</c> with <c>qt4</c> USE flag, you will be able to >+use the amdcccle graphic configuration tool to easly configuring the drivers >+options, and xorg.conf >+</p> >+ >+<p> >+If you wish to do it manually you have to specify <c>Driver "fglrx"</c> in >+the Device Section. It is suggested to always use aticonfig to tweak the driver >+config and xorg.conf to <b>avoid</b> conflicting option like: >+</p> >+ >+<pre caption="An invalid xorg.conf fglrx options example"> >+Driver "fglrx" >+Option "Textured2D" "on" >+Option "TexturedXRender" "on" >+</pre> >+ >+<p> >+which couses an Xorg segmentation fault. It is a good policy to keep the >+default options with this driver. >+</p> > > </body> > </section> > <section> >-<title>Switching to OpenGL</title> >+<title>Switching to ATI OpenGL</title> > <body> > > <p> >-Once X is installed, configured, and running, it can use the ATI OpenGL >-libraries: >+Once X is installed and configured you must use the ATI OpenGL implementation, you will get a >+black screen at X startup without this using <c>ati-drivers</c> > </p> > > <pre caption="Running eselect">
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