On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 04:49:36PM -0400, Slaven Peles wrote: > On September 6, 2003 12:23, 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. > > > > Well, whatever you do it's better not to install X from tarballs. You can > mess > up your system badly, and besides there are 4.3.0 debs available. Try for > example: > deb http://people.debian.org/~ccheney/xfree86/ ./ > These are debs for sid. If you want to run woody, then XFree86 v4.1.0 + > xserver-trunk (December 2002) from Michael Daenzer will work fine with Radeon > 9000. There is only one little thing you have to change in kdm configuration, > I forgot what it was, but it is explained in the readme file. Add this to > your sources.list: > deb http://people.debian.org/~daenzer/dri-trunk/ ./
Yes, that's what I use, Daenzer's dri-trunk. > > > 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. > > > > In my experience for DRM modules to work properly you need either kernel > 2.4.22 or an AGP patch for earlier kernels, but this may be related to my > motherboard rather than to the graphic card itself. You also need DRM modules > which come with XFree86 4.3.0 debs or those from Daenzer's repository, > instread of those shiped with linux kernel (you have to compile them, of > course). Both worked fine for me. Currently, I use 2.4.21 with drm-trunk-modules. DRI works flawlessly, 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!
