--- file_not_specified_in_diff +++ file_not_specified_in_diff @@ -26,1 +26,1 @@ -2005-06-19 --- +2005-06-07 @@ -38,2 +38,2 @@ -link="http://dri.sf.net">the DRI project which is part of xorg-x11, -or by ATI's the DRI project, which is already present inside +the xorg-x11, or by closed source drivers . --- +provided by ATI. @@ -81,3 +81,3 @@ -The board's multimedia features are supported by drivers from the GATOS project. These drivers will be -merged into the xorg tree shortly. --- +The multimedia features are actually supported by the GATOS project, the GATOS drivers will be +merged in the xorg tree shortly. @@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ -X11 support on the PPC or Alpha platforms is quite similar to x86 X11 support. -However, ATI's closed source drivers are not supported on the PPC or Alpha, so -you cannot use the 3D features of the R300 GPU. If you have such a board and -want it supported by X11, contact ATI and -ask them to release the GPU's specifications. The closed source driver for the -AMD64 was released, so AMD64 users can now enjoy the same features as x86 -users. --- +You have almost the same x11 support on PPC or Alpha platform but you can't +use the ATI closed source drivers. That means that you can't use the r300 3d +features at all. If you have such a board and you want it supported by x11, +you should contact ATI and ask them to open +the specs. Recently the AMD64 closed source driver has been released. AMD64 +users can use it as the x86 users. @@ -103,2 +102,2 @@ -To enable agpgart support for certain AMD64 chipsets, you have to disable -support for the K8 IOMMU. --- +In order to enable the agpgart for certain AMD64 chip sets you have to disable +the K8 IOMMU support @@ -145,2 +144,3 @@ -To use ATI's internal agpgart support, disable support for the agpgart -and chipset-specific drivers in your kernel configuration. --- +If you want to use ATI's internal agpgart support instead of the Linux +kernel one, the agpgart driver and the chip set specific driver (in your kernel +configuration) must be built as modules or not at all. @@ -158,1 +158,2 @@ -(To install X11 sans any kernel modules) --- +(To install just X11 but not install) +(any kernel module) @@ -179,3 +180,2 @@ -please refer to the -Gentoo Desktop -Documentation Resources page. --- +please refer to the Gentoo +Desktop Documentation Resources. @@ -185,1 +185,1 @@ -You can use fglrxconfig if the ati-drivers package is installed. --- +Users of the ati-drivers can also use fglrxconfig. @@ -189,1 +189,1 @@ -PPC users could use the Xautoconf stand-alone configuration tool by --- +PPC users could use the Xautoconf stand alone configuration tool by