Re: Ati Mobility 9700

[Jerome BENOIT <jgmbenoit@wanadoo.fr>]

Hello List,

Dolle wrote:
> strange. my Radeon Mobility 9000 M9 is running perfectly.
> are you sure that the xserver is configured properly?
> no screen found seems not to be a radeon driver problem.

Good to hear: on my side I use fglx stuff and I have some troubles
with fb:
can you send your XF86Config-4 data file ?

Thanks,
Jerome

> Robert
>
> Am Do, den 29.04.2004 schrieb Sebastian Bleikamp um 16:51:
>
> > Quick info:
> >
> > With kernel (2.6.5) radeon drivers (DRI/fb): No screens found.
> > (M 9700 seems not to be supported by Xfree 4.3)
> >
> > With the drm-trunk packages:
> > glxinfo shows no DRI, and framrate of glxinfo falls from 440 (vesa) down to 
> > 180 frames. Same for tuxracer (both times software mode). :-( Radeon tells me 
> > that gfx adapters ati M 9500 and higher are still not supported.
> >
> > So I think using an "accelerated driver" is of no use, since it slows down my 
> > system. Vesa drivers work fine, even with multiple monitor support. I nobody 
> > has an idea how to get acc. graphics, I will continue using vesa drivers.
> >
> > Sebastian
> >
> >
> > Dolle wrote:
> >
> > > What kind of error do you have?
> > > tail /var/log/XFree86.0.log
> > >
> > > Robert
> > >
> > > Am Do, den 29.04.2004 schrieb Sebastian Bleikamp um 15:39:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I own a laptop with this chipset. Although I get the (standard) kernel modules
> > > > loaded, X11 does not work with the radeon or ati drivers. Can anybody help 
> > > > me ? If it is better to use external drivers, please tell me which ones.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thnx,
> > > > Sebastian