ATI Proprietary Linux x86 Driver Version: 8.10.19 (released 2/16/2005) discussion

HsuGotaQ · Mar 27, 2005, 08:30 AM

Try number 2. I have two things to say and it goes like this: Gentoo is soo much simpler than it looks and damn is it easy to configure your video card under this distro. An emerge here, opengl update there and voila! Gaming action in under 30 minutes (depending on missing dependancies). Everything works off the bat and if anything doesn't work, follow the gentoo wiki and voila again. I'm soo happy now. CS:S is running arround 25 - 35 FPS (DXLEVEL 70) at 1280x1024 on CS_COMPOUND under Cedega 4.3.0. Now if only I could get the mic to work under cedega... hehehe

Hardware Specs
CPU: AMD XP 3200+
RAM: 1 GB PC-3200
VIDEO: ATI 9600 Pro

Sofware Specs
Distro: Gentoo 2004.3
Kernel: 2.6.11-r4
ATI Drivers: 8.10.19
X.org: 6.8.2-r1
WM: XFCE 4.2.1

UberLord · Apr 11, 2005, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LinuxWarrior

I would like to know if I can use the radeonfb (Framebuffer) with this new drivers and the latest kernels.

I would love to have a nice splash screen and a 1024*768 framebuffer at 85Hz!!!

Thanks in advance

Well, what d'ya know? I have gentoo-sources-2.6.11-r5 kernel working with radeonfb AND the ati proprietry driver

The good news is that using radeonfb vs vesafb is that there are no MTRR problems to fix

Good thing I got this working as my GF really hates crappy looking things - and text scrolling by before X loads is .... well ..... crappy!

Mar 27, 2005, 08:30 AM	#31
HsuGotaQ Hydrogenated Dumbass Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canuckland Posts: 755 Rep Power: 0	Try number 2. I have two things to say and it goes like this: Gentoo is soo much simpler than it looks and damn is it easy to configure your video card under this distro. An emerge here, opengl update there and voila! Gaming action in under 30 minutes (depending on missing dependancies). Everything works off the bat and if anything doesn't work, follow the gentoo wiki and voila again. I'm soo happy now. CS:S is running arround 25 - 35 FPS (DXLEVEL 70) at 1280x1024 on CS_COMPOUND under Cedega 4.3.0. Now if only I could get the mic to work under cedega... hehehe Hardware Specs CPU: AMD XP 3200+ RAM: 1 GB PC-3200 VIDEO: ATI 9600 Pro Sofware Specs Distro: Gentoo 2004.3 Kernel: 2.6.11-r4 ATI Drivers: 8.10.19 X.org: 6.8.2-r1 WM: XFCE 4.2.1