Bug 14534

Summary:	XFree 4.2.1-r2 gives me bad gradients
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Julien Ponge <julien>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) <azarah>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	major
Priority:	High
Version:	1.4_rc2
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	Screenshot + Xfree log + XF86Config

Description Julien Ponge 2003-01-25 08:17:20 UTC

Hi, 
 
I have a laptop running a Gentoo Linux distro. It has a S3 Savage IX/MV card that 
worked very well until I emerge this XFree version. Indeed I used to have some 
very smooth gradients in 24bbp mode (this is quite logical). But now all I get is 
some really crap gradients. For instance a gradient looks like big rectangles that 
you put together. It just looks like if the card was running in 16bpp or lower mode. 
I think you picture what it looks like. 
 
I did not change anything in my XF86Config file and the XFree logs tell me that 
the X server *does* run in 24bpp mode (truecolor). By the way I used the savage 
driver which is the good one. 
 
Any idea ? 
 
Thanks a lot :-)

Comment 1 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-01-26 01:24:58 UTC

Any samples ?

Comment 2 Julien Ponge 2003-01-26 04:23:50 UTC

Sure, here's an attachment having a screenshot + the XFree log and configuration
file.

Thanks.

Comment 3 Julien Ponge 2003-01-26 04:24:57 UTC

Created attachment 7637 [details]
Screenshot + Xfree log + XF86Config

Here's all I can give you ...

Comment 4 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-01-26 09:37:19 UTC

Can you try a different version of the driver from:

  http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html

Version in ebuild is 1.1.25t.

Comment 5 Julien Ponge 2003-01-27 02:09:06 UTC

The ebuild has the latest version ... What strikes me is that the problem 
appeared when I emerged Xfree-4.2.1-r2 ...

Comment 6 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-01-28 15:00:47 UTC

Actually 1.1.26t is the latest version ...

Comment 7 Julien Ponge 2003-01-29 02:49:55 UTC

I'll check that asap then :-) 
 
Maybe I'll have to wait this week-end but I'll keep you informated. 
 
Cheers.

Comment 8 Julien Ponge 2003-02-02 05:27:48 UTC

Hi, 
 
It works indeed better with the driver from probo.com :-)

Comment 9 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-02-16 16:47:33 UTC

Ok, updated to 1.1.27t.