would you like to share your radeon 8500 XF86config

DancesWithWords

Hi,

I'm looking to find someone who would be will to email me their Radeo 8500 XF86config file. Have some trouble with getting X running just want to see what other have done. Send to:

DancesWithWords@hotmail.com

Thanks

rac · Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2002 9:37 pm Post subject:

Outside initial install, moving to Desktop Environments.
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Figaro · Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 2:21 am Post subject: Here's mine...

http://www.geekzero.net/myxf86config

Nothing special, but it works quite well. If anyone has any hints as to how to get multimonitor working, please post it.

I'm using the bleeding-edge R200 drivers from dri.sourceforge.net.

Pozac · n00b Joined: 08 Aug 2002 Posts: 64 Location: Denmark

Regarding multimonitor.. I'm not sure if it even supported in the drivers, but if is, I read somewhere that for multiple outputs, a

Screen X

should be added to the device section, and device sections should be added for all outputs. X starts at 0, and ends at number of outputs - 1

dioxmat · Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 12:07 pm Post subject:

note that ATI just released some closed source (thats right boys and girls, closed source) drivers. see http://www.linuxgames.com/news/index.php3/5860 and
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mathew · n00b Joined: 02 Aug 2002 Posts: 35

See this thread for some more info: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=69902#69902