ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000

e-side · n00b Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Posts: 11 Location: Belgium

Hi,

I have gentoo installed (1.4_rc2) on a dell inspirion 8200 laptop. After installing Xfree 4.2.1-rc2, I have some problems with the video card (ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000).

The ati-drivers are [ Masked ] and you can't download drivers (for laptops) from ati.com.

Can anybody help me ?

Thanks !

slartibartfasz · Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2003 12:53 pm Post subject:

try:

e-side · n00b Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Posts: 11 Location: Belgium

emerge faild

Calculating dependencies \Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/emerge", line 1634, in ?
retval,favorites=mydepgraph.select_files(myfiles)
...

I've read that Xfree 4.2.1 doesn't support Mobility range. I'm afraid that I have to wait until Xfree 4.3.0 releases ...

slartibartfasz · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2003 7:20 am Post subject:

looks like a ebuild bug to me - perhaps u should report it... https://bugs.gentoo.org

if it just doesnt work with the current xfree the ebuild should quit by saying so...
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e-side · n00b Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Posts: 11 Location: Belgium

Problem solved : emerge xfree4.2.99 !

meyerm · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 8:41 pm Post subject:

Hi e-side.

Do you have 3D-support with your mobility 9000? How many fps do you get with glxgears f.ex.?

Thank you

e-side · n00b Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Posts: 11 Location: Belgium

498 frames in 5.0 seconds = 99.600 FPS
560 frames in 5.0 seconds = 112.000 FPS
480 frames in 5.0 seconds = 96.000 FPS
480 frames in 5.0 seconds = 96.000 FPS
X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

Poor result ...

Digiman · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 10:14 pm Post subject: Xfree86 4.3

Have you tried the new 4.3 version yet? If so, what are the FPS with glxgears now?

I have just ordered my Dell Inspiron 8200, should be here next week.

Thank you,
-- Digiman

allan_q · n00b Joined: 01 Jan 2003 Posts: 43

Hello all. Long time lurker, first time poster. :lol:

I just had to post this since it took me some time to get it to work.

You need to:

billk · n00b Joined: 23 Apr 2002 Posts: 70

I have a nice (tested only in 2d so far) display using xfree 4.2.1 with the radeon mobility 9000 (some minor changes in the source code needed), but I am having problems with the screen blanking and not coming back, no matter what I do. The backlight is still on, just no image. I suspect it may be more a keyboard problem in that I dont think the keys are being registered when pressed. I have turned everything on in the bios etc with no luck. Does anyone have any other suggestions (apmd, acpid?), or ideas on how to track this down. Its fine when under use, but go for a cuppa or lunch and a reboot is required. You can ssh in, but that doesnt help with the local display!

taskara · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 4:51 am Post subject:

HI, I'm trying to get X working on a dell inspiron 8200, and am wondering what vertical and horizontal frequencies I should be using for the 15" UXGA screen (1600x1280)

do you know where I can find them? I've searched dell.com but can find little.

many thanks!!
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taskara · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:45 am Post subject:

thanks very much..

is there an ebuild for the microsoft fonts ? or a USE variable?

TA!!
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taskara · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 9:12 am Post subject:

I am using xfree 4.2.1-r2, and am using the "ati" driver for my radeon 9000, but I get the error, "no screens found".

Anyone know why I may be getting this?

is it a problem with my horizontal and vertical frequencies?

I have a dell inspiron 8200 with 15.2" UXGA (Ultra sharp) (1600X1280 res screen.

could anyone help ?

thanks
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meyerm · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 1:29 pm Post subject:

You should switch to Xfree 4.3. Otherwise you won't get any 3D acceleration. And don't forget to emerge xfree-drm, in this package you will find the correct radeon drivers (the ones in the kernel are... not so good).

Concerning the XF86Config - this is mine:

taskara · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 1:36 pm Post subject:

thanks.. I actually got it all working..

couldn't load the module cause /usr/src/linux was pointing to the wrong kernel

however there are tears and artifacts across the screen. looks like it's not using the driver properly or something..

thoughts ?

ta!
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meyerm · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 1:41 pm Post subject:

Well, if you're using my XF86Config: it was for my Inspiron 8200. Dell seems not to care to change the name of a computer if they change anything in it. So I'm having not only other network interfaces but also a 1600x1200 resolution.

Then you should really think of switching to xfree-drm and xfree4.3. You will be impressed what your notebook is capable of ;-)

taskara · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 1:56 pm Post subject:

oh soz.. I didn't make it clear..

I am using xfree 4.3.0-r2 and xfree-drm (well it's emerged anyway)

is there anything I have to do for xfree-drm other than emerge it?

I have the ati driver working, and glxgears results in about 2000fps.

the problem is that when I drag a window around, it leaves a trail behind

any thoughts? cheers!
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allan_q · n00b Joined: 01 Jan 2003 Posts: 43

cerb · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 28 Jun 2002 Posts: 89

you are the greatest!

actually get 2032 fps in glxgears now
[edit] well, actually 2202 (!!!) fps after enabling AGPMode 4 [/edit]

(dell inspiron 8200 2.2ghz, using plain twm at the moment and glxgears in default size)

-c ( who is glad )
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taskara · Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2003 12:20 am Post subject:

the new drivers fixed all the artifacts

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xdamnx · n00b Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Posts: 61 Location: Germany

hi there,

got a mobility 9000 over here too and i can't get this little thingy to work accelerated. i emerged xfree-drm as well as the ati-drivers but xfree gives me following error message:

xdamnx · n00b Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Posts: 61 Location: Germany

Got everything working now, did the following steps