Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:27:02 -0300 (BRT) From: "Nenhum_de_Nos" <matheus@eternamente.info> To: "Robert Noland" <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-x11 <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org>, Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>, freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [HEADS UP] Radeon r6/7xx drm code to be committed Message-ID: <cbd5e83705df83da94ccf77e469e9e29.squirrel@cygnus.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <1236617617.1680.17.camel@balrog.2hip.net> References: <1236372641.1671.11.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <18869.10411.538031.500651@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20090309170833.42069a98@ernst.jennejohn.org> <18869.16614.1547.140164@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <1236617617.1680.17.camel@balrog.2hip.net>
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On Mon, March 9, 2009 13:53, Robert Noland wrote: > On Mon, 2009-03-09 at 12:16 -0400, Robert Huff wrote: >> Gary Jennejohn writes: >> >> > > > This should work on pretty much all Radeon r600+ cards (and the >> older >> > > > stuff as well). With the appropriate X drivers, you should get >> EXA >> > > > accelleration and Xv. 3d is not available yet, afaik. >> > > >> > >> > This is kernel code and has nothing directly to do with ports. >> >> Let me be more specific. >> Assuming I'm using a 3850, which I believe is the RV670 >> chipset, is there anything I will need to change in xorg.conf (or >> elsewhere) to take advantage of/not break the new code? > > rv670 is what I'm testing on... I tried to put a few details in the > commit message. > > Basically, for R600+ you have to force DRI on for the moment. You > should also be using exa. > > So, right now, I'm using radeonhd from git master, with : > > Driver "radeonhd" > VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc" > BoardName "RV670PRO [Radeon HD 3850]" > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > Option "DRI" > Option "AccelMethod" "EXA" > Option "Audio" > EndSection > > robert. > >> >> Robert Huff >> > -- > Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> > FreeBSD I'm planning to move from nVidia to ATi, and all this work is what makes me do that. This code you're talking about, would benefit a HD4850 ? thanks, matheus -- We will call you cygnus, The God of balance you shall be
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