Re: # Re: Gatos deb's (was: Re: xfree86 4.2.0-0pre1v3 (source,i386)available at the X Strike Force)
Hey guys,
Michael's dri-trunk stuff works.
Splendid... !
This is actually the first time GTKRadiant and Quake3 works at the same time!
I am extremely excited and thankful to you.
(Especially Michael? :))
And thanks for the explanatin, Mike, it helped a lot to understand what was
going on. :)
I'd already tried to use the gatos binaries in my Debian context several times
before, but I could never get both Quake3 and GTKRadiant to run without having
to switch back and forth between the gatos and debian ati drivers (maybe I
hadn't tried disabling DRI, but that is now all history for me).
I'm looking forward to a clean XFre86 4.3.0 .deb set (when does the 6 months
devcycle end? :))
Keep up the good work! and take care... I'm heading back now enjoying Quake3
mapping :)
Cheers,
Csan
Janos Holanyi
Association of Hungarian Linux Users
Email: csaniATlme.linux.hu
Quoting Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org>:
> On Sun, 2002-08-25 at 07:20, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> > >
> > >I would need 2d acceleration for my ATI Radeon 7200 (VIVO 64MB DDR) very
> bad.
> > >I'd like to dive myself into Quake 3 mapping with GTKRadiant map editor,
> but I
> > >can't since the ati driver shipped with the current xserver, does not
> contains
> > >any 2d acceleration...
> > >
> > >Are there any plans for integrating gatos 2d aacceleration into the
> xfree6
> > >project's next debian release.
> >
> > Radeon 2D acceleration is implemented in two different ways. The
> > first method, MMIO, is used when DRI is disabled. The second
> > way, uses the Radeon CP engine, and is only used when DRI is
> > enabled.
> >
> > The problem though, is that the CP engine 2D code was not as
> > fully implemented as the MMIO code was, so earlier XFree86
> > releases will show a slowdown in 2D acceleration when DRI is
> > enabled. XFree86 4.2.0 has the situation improved slightly, but
> > it still isn't up to par with the MMIO code. Michel Daenzer has
> > implemented a bit more of the CP 2D code in DRI-CVS, which brings
> > the CP 2D code much closer to the level of the MMIO codepath.
>
> In fact, on the reinit-0-0-1-branch in DRI CVS, I've brought it up to
> par (in terms of accelerated operations - the CP is faster of course :).
> I hope this will get into 4.3.0.
>
>
> > I've got a patch for 4.2.0 to add the latest code, however it was
> > reported as not fully working so I disabled it until I have time
> > to debug/troubleshoot.
>
> Can you be a bit more specific than 'not fully working'?
>
> > If anyone wants a copy of the patch, let me know and I'll put it up on
> FTP.
>
> I'd be interested to see the patch if there are problems with it.
>
>
> --
> Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
> XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
>
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