swift 12/06/29 16:20:10 Modified: ati-faq.xml Log: Fix bug #421257 - Update ATI instructions for configuring X
Revision Changes Path 1.54 xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml?rev=1.54&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml?rev=1.54&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml?r1=1.53&r2=1.54 Index: ati-faq.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml,v retrieving revision 1.53 retrieving revision 1.54 diff -u -r1.53 -r1.54 --- ati-faq.xml 14 Jun 2012 06:43:24 -0000 1.53 +++ ati-faq.xml 29 Jun 2012 16:20:09 -0000 1.54 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml,v 1.53 2012/06/14 06:43:24 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/ati-faq.xml,v 1.54 2012/06/29 16:20:09 swift Exp $ --> <guide> <title>Gentoo Linux ATI FAQ</title> @@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>6</version> -<date>2012-06-13</date> +<version>7</version> +<date>2012-06-29</date> <chapter> <title>Hardware Support</title> @@ -200,8 +200,9 @@ <body> <p> -You may not need to manually create <path>xorg.conf</path> or modify it. Try -running without it first. You can also use the Xorg auto configuration option: +You may not need to manually create <path>xorg.conf</path> or modify it if you +are using the open-source radeon driver. Try running without it first. If this +fails, you can use the auto-configuration option of X: </p> <pre caption="Autoconfiguring X"> @@ -209,6 +210,12 @@ </pre> <p> +If you use the propriatary ATI drivers, you can get assistance for configuring +X through the <c>aticonfig</c> application (which is part of the +<c>ati-drivers</c> package). +</p> + +<p> For more information on how to get a basic <c>xorg.conf</c> configuration file, please refer to the <uri link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml">Gentoo X Server HowTo</uri>. @@ -219,11 +226,6 @@ tool by emerging <c>x11-misc/xac</c>, but isn't required. </note> -<note> -You can use <c>aticonfig</c> if you have installed the <c>ati-drivers</c> -package. -</note> - <impo> If you're using <c>ati-drivers</c>, then you'll need to disable <c>radeonfb</c> (and probably any other framebuffer drivers) in your kernel config, as it
