Re: radeon driver updates for mac laptops

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen.Dedu@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr>]

Alex Deucher wrote:
> On 9/21/07, Eugen Dedu <Eugen.Dedu@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr> wrote:
> > Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 16:25 +0200, Eugen Dedu wrote:
> > > > Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 15:58 +0200, Eugen Dedu wrote:
> > > > > > > > VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> > > > > > > If you specify
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >   Option  "MacModel" "powerbook"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > or "powerbook-duallink", the above should say DVI-0 instead of VGA-0.
> > > > > > However, it prints VGA-0...
> > > > > Does the log file acknowledge the option being in effect as intended?
> > > > Ah...:
> > > >
> > > > ((II) RADEON(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled
> > > > message.
> > > > WW) RADEON(0): Option "MacModel" is not used
> > > > (--) RandR disabled
> > > >
> > > > I attach the whole log and xorg.conf.  Maybe I should try
> > > > powerbook-duallink?!
> > > The option value doesn't matter when the driver doesn't recognize the
> > > identifier. Did you get the driver source from upstream GIT and build
> > > it? The option isn't included in xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.7.192 yet.
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have just tried xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.7.192-4.  Now it works on
> > my external monitor (Samsung).  I have a PowerBook5,2 (4 years old).
> >
> > I put powerbook-duallink as MacModel.
> >
> > A few comments:
>
> an output is enabled if there is a * next to one of it's modes.

May I suggest you to write this info in the man page?

snoopy:~$ diff -Naur xrandr.1 xrandr.1-new
--- xrandr.1    2007-09-21 18:16:51.000000000 +0200
+++ xrandr.1-new        2007-09-21 18:23:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 reported while executing the configuration changes.
 .IP \-q
 When this option is present, or when no configuration changes are 
requested,
-xrandr will display the current state of the system.
+xrandr will display the current state of the system. A '*' near a mode
+precises the mode used.  A '+' near a mode precises that the corresponding
+output is enabled.
 .IP "\-screen \fIsnum\fP"
 This option selects which screen to manipulate. Note this refers to the X
 screen abstraction, not the monitor (or output).

Also, another comment:
- would it possible to use MacModel XYZ by default, i.e. without 
explicitely putting it in xorg.conf?  Or is it planned for a future 
version of ati driver?

Best regards,
--
Eugen Dedu