On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 12:23:31PM -0400, David Z Maze wrote: > David Fokkema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Anyway, I've got an ATI Radeon 9000 Mobility (ATI Radeon Mobility M9 Lf > > (AGP)) with a Samsung LTN150P1-L02 TFT panel at 1400x1050. > > > > When I start X, I only get a black screen on my panel. > > Which X are you using? I needed to go to XFree86 4.3 for my Radeon > 9000 Mobility. I did this by getting binary tarballs from xfree86.org > (Xxserv.tgz and Xmod.tgz), and unpacking them in /usr/local, and > repointing /etc/X11/X and editing the paths in XF86Config-4.
I'm running X 4.3 from experimental. Without it, the radeon 9000 isn't even supported: no device candidate, resulting in 'no screens found'. > > What _does_ work, however, is starting X while making sure that _no_ > > external monitor is connected. I get a black screen. Then, plug in the > > monitor and switch between TFT/CRT twice. If I'm fast enough, my monitor > > doesn't even come up (it doesn't support 1400x1050 anyway) but my laptop > > panel does. I then have a fully working DRI enabled set up and can play > > tuxracer, chromium, view DVDs, etc. > > ...but I think there's a DRI version incompatibility with the newer X, > so you'd need a kernel-side DRM newer than what's in any released (2.4) > kernel if that's important to you. I have downloaded drm-trunk-module from Michael Daenzer's apt repository and DRI is fully functional now: checked my logs which said 'Direct rendering enabled', checked glxgears with and without dri, ran tuxracer and chromium, etc. It's just that the panel doesn't come up by itself. David -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus. Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
