Bug 170293

Summary:	ATI FAQ: multiple bugs
Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org	Reporter:	GNUtoo
Component:	Other documents	Assignee:	nm (RETIRED) <nightmorph>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	major	CC:	dberkholz, docs-team
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/ati-faq.xml
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description GNUtoo 2007-03-10 18:05:39 UTC

first you have a quick presentation of the driver to use...
this is outdated because you says that the radeon from Radeon 9500 to x800 get only 2D support with the free software driver...wich is false because i get 3d working with a x700
by the way it goes until x850 and not x800
http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/ATIRadeon?action=highlight&value=CategoryHardwareChipset


in order to have 3D working in gentoo with theses card you need a kernel superior to the 2.6.14
as said here:http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_14 the initial comit for the r300 was made in the 2.6.14
the 2.6.17(http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_17) "#

Add all the r300 and r400 PCI ids from DRM CVS"

then you still have a bug in the compilation of the driver...
you need to compile mesa and xorg-server without ntpl...that's a bug:
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=169964 for the xserver-xorg
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=136115 for mesa



Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 GNUtoo 2007-03-10 18:16:40 UTC

by the way you could add the x1000 series and tell that:
-there is no 2d mode for the free software drivers =>use vesa
-the 2d and 3d mode can only be achieved with the proprietary drivers

Comment 2 nm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-03-10 19:45:08 UTC

Donnie, any comments on the veracity of this information? I did take a look at the bug reports...

Comment 3 GNUtoo 2007-03-10 19:50:04 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)
> Donnie, any comments on the veracity of this information? I did take a look at
> the bug reports...
> 

try to compile mesa and xorg-server with nptl if you don't trust me
and run glxinfo

Comment 4 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-03-12 15:19:57 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> by the way you could add the x1000 series and tell that:
> -there is no 2d mode for the free software drivers =>use vesa
> -the 2d and 3d mode can only be achieved with the proprietary drivers

Yes, ATI has not released any docs on X1000 and higher cards so the open driver does not support them in any way. Yes, the r300 3D driver works reasonably well at this point for anything older than that. Not sure on the nptl bit.

Comment 5 GNUtoo 2007-03-12 16:15:52 UTC

at least you could add the nptl bit in a troubleshouting section...

Comment 6 GNUtoo 2007-03-17 18:51:29 UTC

(In reply to comment #5)
> at least you could add the nptl bit in a troubleshouting section...
> 
i tryed to change chost flags and now i have mesa and xserver-xorg with mtpl

Comment 7 nm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-08-07 08:10:28 UTC

Fixed in CVS:

"added a couple of new bits of support from bug 170293. while i was editing the doc anyway, also went through and revamped several other sections, including adding new info on the latest ati cards (no support for R600/HD 2000 series), other xorg driver support updates, removed 2.4 kernel stuff, removed x11-drm per previous updates to the hardware accel guide, and condensed install instructions"