[ltp] New ATI 3.12.0 drivers - seem to be worse than 3.9.0

[Sasha Z]

As of xorg 6.8.x I have had problems with an error telling me I don't
have a keyboard module. ;) So I haven't worried about 3D accel yet.


On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:51:58 -0700, Alex <alex@hslashd.com> wrote:
> This is a known issue with the fglrx driver and X11-Xorg 6.8.0/6.8.1.
> Using opengl crashes the X server because of slight binary
> incompatibles. ATI is aware of this and have said they are looking into
> the issue and will hopefully release a fixed version soon.
> 
> Until then your options are to either use Xorg 6.7x or to use 6.8 and
> simply not load the glx module (you can leave the dri module loaded if
> you so choose).
> 
> -Alex
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 2004-09-11 at 09:46 -0700, Osho GG wrote:
> > On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 07:36:57 -0400, Sasha Z <kleptophobiac@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/linux/radeon-linux.html
> > >
> > > I have managed to download and install these drivers; but while the 3D
> > > acceleration appears to be better, it crashes with a garbled screen
> > > all the time. Whenever x.org goes into screensaver, or whenever I try
> > > to switch between console and GUI, and whenever I try to shut down the
> > > X server altogether - it hoses the system completely. Everything locks
> > > up. I can't CTRL-ALT-DEL nor do a soft power off. I can't SSH into the
> > > machine either.
> > >
> > > Version 3.9.0 was a little slower on the 3D side of things, I gained
> > > about 50 fps in glxgears with the 3.12.0 drivers, but the crashing
> > > makes me very sad.
> > >
> > > Does anybody have these working properly?
> > >
> > > T41p 2373GEU
> > > ATI FireGL T2-128
> >
> > I have T42p with ATI Mobility FireGL T2-128 and I just installed X.org
> > 6.8. With ATI 3.12.0 drivers, if DRI is enabled then doing glxinfo at
> > the command prompt crashes the X server!
> >
> > Which version of X.org are you running?
> >
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