[ltp] x.org 6.9/7.0 ati support

[Tino Keitel]

On Sat, Dec 24, 2005 at 15:43:45 +0100, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote:
> X.org 6.9/7.0 is out and promises:
> 
> Radeon driver updates
> 
>     * Support for non-rectangular MergedFB
>     * Support for EXA acceleration
>     * Full 3D support for r3xx/r4xx series, and PCI-Express
> 
> That'd mean 3D support for all ATI 9600/M10 users.
> 
> Has anyone already given it a try ?

I've been using a patched Xorg server to enable DRI support for my
Radeon 9600, together with the r300 DRI driver on my desktop for a
while now. It's not the fastest driver in the world, but at least
Quake3 and some other GL apps are usable without the the fglrx binary
crap.

Regards,
Tino