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dcstimm
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 Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 1:50 am Post subject: my brand spanking new ibook with gentoo linux, |
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| hey guys, i just got my new ibook on friday 12/27/02 and I love it, i just have a couple questions, I just installed gentoo and its working perfectly using the new iso and the g3 stage 3, my biggest question is which is the easiest way to get dri to work? I have the new moblity radeon 7500 m7. Also im having problems getting f11 and f12 to work as right click and middle click, I followed the directions and still didnt work. and third I was wondering why the right arrow button on my keyboard doesnt work. If I fix these 3 issues I will have the perfect ibook:)... Thanks! |
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andersv
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| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 3:03 am Post subject: |
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I think the new iBook is cool  love it! have just bought a 12" iBook.
I have same problems as u - have done some searching about dri. and as far as I can tell from that there isnt any solution yet. the people at yellowdog seems to have same problem. I guess we just have to wait or start learning to debug... (sigh)
Regarding the f11 and f12 havent come to that yet, since i have a Swedish keyboard i have had enough struggle to get that to work.... |
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taskara
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| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 3:22 am Post subject: |
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do the ati linux drivers work ?
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DaveMc
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| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 3:30 am Post subject: |
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DRI doesn't work yet on the iBook. The right arrow problem is a bug in the version of X you are using. According to a previous post you need to remove ~ppc from your ACCEPT_KEYWORDS and rebuild.
You may also have problems with the machine not waking up from sleep. I can't get that to work on mine.
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axxackall
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I have Powerbook Pismo with AtI Rage 128. Accordingly, aty128, DRI and agpgart drivers are on in the kernel. Xeasyconf found it and loaded aty rage 128 driver (with Option "UseFBDev") along with DRI module. The X log file has several DRI and DRM successfull messages and no error message. X starts and works well: stable and fast (compare to Mac os x). Particularly on Pismo all OpenGL screensavers work fine (on grey-G4 mini-tower with slightly different minor version number of Rage 128 chipset some of OpenGL screensavers may lock XFree86).
I am not sure if this info is useful for modern radeon chipset users, but I have a question from myself: does it mean that DRI works? Are there any tests I can do with Gentoo to make sure that DRI works? |
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dcstimm
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| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 4:40 am Post subject: |
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| DaveMc wrote: | DRI doesn't work yet on the iBook. The right arrow problem is a bug in the version of X you are using. According to a previous post you need to remove ~ppc from your ACCEPT_KEYWORDS and rebuild.
You may also have problems with the machine not waking up from sleep. I can't get that to work on mine.
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yeah im having that problem, X and the framebuffer crashes when using pmud, this is a ati radeon problem with pmud. Hopefully it gets fixed ASAP!
Other than that, im so happy with Gentoo on my ibook! |
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taskara
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you can't use most games right ? what games do work ?
and can't use crossover stuff, wine or vmware, yeah ?
I was gonna get a powerbook, but for these things 
how does the speed compare to your ix86 box ?
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dcstimm
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| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 4:56 am Post subject: |
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| taskara wrote: | you can't use most games right ? what games do work ?
and can't use crossover stuff, wine or vmware, yeah ?
I was gonna get a powerbook, but for these things
how does the speed compare to your ix86 box ? |
linux for ppc has MacOnLinux, MOL for short, its kinda like vmware for x86 linux but it boots your macosx boot rom. So u can do your stuff in that. Mplayer now can play quicktime files perfectly, and there is a way to intergrate that into mozilla. Wine is unneeded because you dont need to run windows programs on a mac. But as for speed its faster IMHO, my ibook 800mhz g3 is faster than my p3 800mhz system. |
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taskara
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| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 5:11 am Post subject: |
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cool...
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zojas
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| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: my brand spanking new ibook with gentoo linux, |
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for f11 and f12, there is an option in the kernel config you must turn on. then you have to
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echo "1" > /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button_emulation
echo "87" > /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button2_keycode
echo "88" >/proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button3_keycode
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also with pbbuttonsd there is an option which determines wether pressing an f key acts like a function key or has the special meaning or if you have to press the 'fn' key with it. |
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homar
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| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
I've gotten DRI working on the newest iBooks and have written a (very hacked together) ebuild.
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IUSE=""
P=`echo ${P} | sed s/trunk-/trunk_/`
DESCRIPTION="DRI updates for ibooks"
SRC_URI="http://people.debian.org/~daenzer/dri-trunk/${P}.orig.tar.gz
http://people.debian.org/~daenzer/dri-trunk/${P}-3.diff.gz"
HOMEPAGE="http://people.debian.org/~daenzer/dri-trunk"
LICENSE="X11"
KEYWORDS="-x86 ~ppc"
SLOT="0"
RDEPEND="virtual/x11"
DEPEND="$RDEPEND"
src_unpack() {
unpack ${A}
patch -p0 < ${P}-3.diff
P=`echo ${P} | sed s/trunk_/trunk-/`
cd ${P}/upstream/archives
# FIXME: is there a variable to get just version no instead of hardcoding?
tar xfvz xc.2002.12.05.tar.gz
patch -p0 < ../../debian/patches/020_radeon_pll_ddc.diff
patch -p0 < ../../debian/patches/023_radeon_reinit.diff
patch -p0 < ../../debian/patches/030_drm_ioremapagp.diff
patch -p0 < ../../debian/patches/110_host.def.diff
patch -p0 < ../../debian/patches/111_linux.cf.diff
}
src_compile() {
S=`echo ${S} | sed s/trunk_/trunk-/`
cd ${S}/upstream/archives/xc
emake World || die "Make failed"
# FIXME: need to move opengl-update libs, how?
}
src_install() {
S=`echo ${S} | sed s/trunk_/trunk-/`
cd ${S}/upstream/archives/xc
einstall || die "Installation falied"
cd ${S}/upstream/archives/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel
make -f Makefile.linux radeon.o
local kerneldir
kerneldrmdir="/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/char/drm"
mv ${kerneldrmdir}/radeon.o ${kerneldrmdir}/radeon.o.old
cp radeon.o ${kerneldrmdir}
# Warn about the problems
einfo "Load \"freetype\" in XF86Config will crash X on startup"
einfo "Use xfs instead"
einfo "Change ModulePath in XF86Config to:"
einfo "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules-dri-trunk"
einfo "Move /usr/lib/opengl so X picks up the correct GL libs"
# FIXME: emerge -b doesn't work
#cd ${PKGDIR}/All
#tar chvfpj dri-trunk-2002.12.05-kernel.tbz2 ${S}/upstream/archives/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel
}
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Put in /usr/local/portage/x11-base/dri-trunk/dri-trunk-2002.12.05.ebuild
There are a couple of problems detailed in the ebuild. I get roughly 1020 FPS with glxgears. |
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zhenlin
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| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 1:56 am Post subject: |
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"you can't use most games right ? what games do work ?"
Some games have Mac counterparts. Warcraft III for example.
My advice: Play games on a desktop!
"and can't use crossover stuff, wine or vmware, yeah ?"
G4 != P4;
"I was gonna get a powerbook, but for these things "
Powerbook (n.) Apple's new 1 inch G4 laptops with titanium casing, 15" 3:2 LCD and a DVD burner in the high end models. Warning, may put you in debt for a long time.
"how does the speed compare to your ix86 box ?"
Vector processing is what the G4 is designed for. Expect to see gigaflop performance. I have seen someone work on a 1024x768 image in the GIMP with 20+ layers, and it was still quite snappy. |
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nikai
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| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| homar wrote: |
I've gotten DRI working on the newest iBooks and have written a (very hacked together) ebuild. |
Looks nice! At least, it says it loaded and doesn't crash at my place, but
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# FIXME: need to move opengl-update libs, how?
(..)
einfo "Move /usr/lib/opengl so X picks up the correct GL libs"
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Uhm, I'm a probably looking in the wrong places. What exactly should I move where? |
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homar
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| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| I just meant to rename the opengl directory (to whatever you want), so the opengl libs in /usr/lib get used instead. |
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herel
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| Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2003 12:22 pm Post subject: dri-trunk |
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| Could you also please post your XF86Config file? |
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homar
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Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules-dri-trunk"
FontPath "unix/:-1"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "extmod"
Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
Load "xtrap"
Load "glx"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
# Load "freetype"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "macintosh"
Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 50-160
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>]
#Option "Dac8Bit" # [<bool>]
#Option "ForcePCIMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "CPPIOMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "CPusecTimeout" # <i>
#Option "AGPMode" # <i>
#Option "AGPSize" # <i>
#Option "RingSize" # <i>
#Option "BufferSize" # <i>
#Option "EnableDepthMoves" # [<bool>]
#Option "CrtScreen" # [<bool>]
#Option "PanelSize" # [<str>]
#Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "Radeon Mobility M7 LW"
BusID "PCI:0:16:0"
Driver "ati"
Option "UseFBDev"
Option "AGPMode" "2"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
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gordin
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| Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2003 7:01 pm Post subject: Only about 350 FPS with DRI-Trunk |
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Hi,
I just installed dri-trunk. It seems to work.
From 55 FPS before now about 350 FPS in glxgears.
homar says he got 1020 FPS.
Is this because I have a Radeon Mobility M6 LY not
a M7 (like homar)?
Or is there somewhere else I can speed up 3D performance?
Gordin |
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nikai
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| Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2003 1:34 am Post subject: Re: Only about 350 FPS with DRI-Trunk |
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| gordin wrote: | Hi,
From 55 FPS before now about 350 FPS in glxgears.
Is this because I have a Radeon Mobility M6 LY |
I've got the M6 LY as well on my iBook2/700, and I'm getting 600 FPS in glxgears.
But this is in an "empty" fluxbox. When I start adding idesk and some wm-applets, glxgears goes down to about 570 FPS.
It's masked at the moment, but I just played some app-games/chromium, it's running very nicely, only without sound (sounds like some endian problem). I installed with USE="-qt" as I don't want any qt2. At 1024x768 I seldomly get less than 40 FPS.
PS: Oh, and chromium needs to get started with | Code: | | CHROMIUM_DATA="/usr/share/games/chromium" chromium |
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preemi
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| Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2003 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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i have a question regarding the button2_keycode files....when i add the 1, 87, and 88, x works fine but upon reboot they are back to original values...i guess i could just make a shell script to do it each time but i was wondering if there is a way to set it into stone.
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homar
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| Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2003 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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I've put them in /etc/sysctl.conf:
dev.mac_hid.mouse_button_emulation = 1
# F11
dev.mac_hid.mouse_button2_keycode = 87
# F12
dev.mac_hid.mouse_button3_keycode = 88 |
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