| Summary: | ATI migration document is woefully out of date | ||
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| Product: | [OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org | Reporter: | James Horton <wireless> |
| Component: | Other documents | Assignee: | Gentoo X packagers <x11> |
| Status: | RESOLVED OBSOLETE | ||
| Severity: | normal | ||
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Version: | unspecified | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| URL: | http:///www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/ati-migration-guide.xml | ||
| Whiteboard: | |||
| Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- | |
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Description
James Horton
2014-05-19 16:39:02 UTC
I see some references to xorg.conf, but besides that (which may be relevant? I don't know) what's wrong with the document? Typically people describe the problem in the bug report... Suggested information to put on an updated page. 1. To see what 2D and 3D features are available with your ATI video card, via the Radeon Open source driver, look here : http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/ 2. Discuss what should be the settings, more completely in the make.conf file: VIDEO_CARDS="radeon fbdev fglrx vesa Which of these above flags is deprecated and using the vesa driver as a backup in case the radeon driver fails. 3. "Next step is a bit tricky, because we have to correctly configure /etc/X11/xorg.conf. " We do not edit this file anymore with X11 ? 4. "Code listing 1.4" is deprecated. 5. Code listing 1.5" kernel settings needs to updated to the 3.14.x kernel. Discuss Frame buffer needs and how to set up the driver both insitu the kernel and as a loadable module, discussing the benefits therein. 6. Somebody with an ATI video card needs to test what you write. 7. I'd link it (organize it) under the gentoo wiki. hth, James Some more ideas you *may* want to include in an updated version of the ati-2-radeon driver: 8. Show how to use lsmod and other commands to determine (ensure) you are either using the video driver as a module or inline as part of the main kernel. 9. Before and after show some benchmark commands to test the general capabilities of the drivers (glxgears)[1] glmark [2] etc etc. [1] http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Glxgears_is_not_a_Benchmark [2] http://glmark.sourceforge.net/ Some more ideas you *may* want to include in an updated version of the ati-2-radeon driver: 8. Show how to use lsmod and other commands to determine (ensure) you are either using the video driver as a module or inline as part of the main kernel. 9. Before and after show some benchmark commands to test the general capabilities of the drivers (glxgears)[1] glmark [2] etc etc. [1] http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Glxgears_is_not_a_Benchmark [2] http://glmark.sourceforge.net/ GuideXML documents are no longer there. |
