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Date:      Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:42:48 +1100
From:      Alex <alex@mailinglist.ahhyes.net>
Cc:        freebsd-x11@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Radeon DRIVER
Message-ID:  <49BC16C8.7080009@mailinglist.ahhyes.net>
In-Reply-To: <1237063193.1809.15.camel@balrog.2hip.net>
References:  <49BC0BB6.3090007@mailinglist.ahhyes.net> <1237063193.1809.15.camel@balrog.2hip.net>

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Hi Robert,

I am using the Radeonhd Driver from git. DRI wouldn't even work at all 
until I used the git driver.

The driver from git was obtained on the 12th March

Robert Noland wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-03-15 at 06:55 +1100, Alex wrote:
>   
>> Hi Robert,
>>
>> Any suggestions on this? The problems occur as soon as I enable DRI. xv 
>> is working, however I have the issue(s) below:
>>     
>
> Which driver are you using and what version?  I still suggest radeonhd
> from git... I did also commit an updated xf86-video-ati yesterday, that
> is supposed to have support in it... You might try that.
>
> robert.
>
>   
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: 	Re: Radeon DRIVER
>> Date: 	Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:51:15 +1100
>> From: 	Alex <alex@mailinglist.ahhyes.net>
>> To: 	freebsd-x11@freebsd.org
>> References: 	<20090305161651.GB1369@lobo.ewinter.org> 
>> <1236275215.1384.50.camel@widget.2hip.net> 
>> <20090305180523.GA2039@lobo.ewinter.org> 
>> <20090306133119.1af6894c@ernst.jennejohn.org> 
>> <1236363408.55221.16.camel@balrog.2hip.net> 
>> <20090306203055.582faa02@ernst.jennejohn.org> 
>> <1236371734.1671.5.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <49B3D755.2050308@phat.za.net> 
>> <1236536316.1778.22.camel@balrog.2hip.net> 
>> <49B42548.3000308@phat.za.net> <49B57ACD.5030405@phat.za.net> 
>> <1236741375.2091.32.camel@balrog.2hip.net> 
>> <49B72FEC.2090909@mailinglist.ahhyes.net> 
>> <1236746127.2091.33.camel@balrog.2hip.net> 
>> <49B7600A.50204@mailinglist.ahhyes.net> 
>> <49B76134.5050501@mailinglist.ahhyes.net> 
>> <49B76330.60703@mailinglist.ahhyes.net> 
>> <1236761094.1697.5.camel@balrog.2hip.net> 
>> <49B7AEE7.4060704@mailinglist.ahhyes.net> 
>> <1236796811.1679.9.camel@balrog.2hip.net> 
>> <49B815BF.30704@mailinglist.ahhyes.net> <49B83174.3080002@phat.za.net> 
>> <49B8709A.20809@mailinglist.ahhyes.net> 
>> <49B871CC.1070600@mailinglist.ahhyes! .net>
>>
>>
>>
>> I have some weird things going on now...
>>
>> Sometimes when I drag a window, a copy of the window is left behind in 
>> the previous position (background is not restored), refer to this 
>> screenshot:
>>
>> http://ahhyes.net/gfxweird.jpg
>>
>> I have mozilla firefox open. I have dragged the window down but there is 
>> still image data at the top where the image previously was. If I close 
>> the application both images are cleared and everything appears normal.
>>
>> Similar things happen in a terminal window as well. If i issue the 
>> "clear" command to clear the window contents, part of the window are 
>> cleared but there are still characters here and there from the previous 
>> screen content.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Alex wrote:
>>     
>>> IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>
>>> WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
>>>
>>> Thanks to everyone that helped!
>>>
>>>
>>> Alex wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Aragon Gouveia wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Alex wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Have all the above already. Build is broken.
>>>>>>             
>>>>> After just getting DRI working on my RV620, I might suggest using 
>>>>> the x11-drivers/xf86-video-radeonhd-devel port instead.  Seems to 
>>>>> work well here, and builds without a hitch of course. :)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Aragon
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> Thank you! That gave me a vital clue. I looked at the Makefile for 
>>>> that port as I could see that the configure script for the port was 
>>>> finding PCIUTILS fine, but the configure script for the driver in git 
>>>> wasnt. The Makefile defines some variables, and I was able to get the 
>>>> driver to build by doing the following:
>>>>
>>>> [root@desktop ~/xf86-video-radeonhd]# export 
>>>> PCIUTILS_CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include -lpci -lz"
>>>> [root@desktop ~/xf86-video-radeonhd]# export 
>>>> PCIUTILS_LIBS="-L/usr/local/lib"
>>>>
>>>> Now to install the driver and test.. I'll get back to the list with 
>>>> the results.
>>>>
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