On Wednesday 26 Aug 2015 04:47:24 waben...@gmail.com wrote: > walt <w41...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Then I generated an xorg.conf in the old way using 'Xorg -configure'.
> > That file didn't work right either.
> >
> > Then I finally realized that the generated xorg.conf had, in the
> > Section "Device" section, this line:
> >
> > Driver "radeon"
This is the correct driver.
> > But that's not what we want. To use the open-source ati driver I
> > changed that line to read:
> >
> > Driver "ati"
This is what I recall it used to be, but now it is "radeon".
> > And that's when everything finally started to work perfectly.
>
> That's strange. What kind of GPU do you have? With my R7 250E I must
> use "radeon" as driver in xorg.conf. IIRC I also used the same config
> for my old GPU (Radeon HD4550).
I do not use a xorg.conf file with the Kaveri APU. It just works with the
following:
In /etc/portage/make.conf:
VIDEO_CARDS="radeon radeonsi"
FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware"
In kernel (Linux 4.0.5-gentoo AMD A10-7850K Radeon R7, 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G)
I have built:
CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=y
CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y
CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="radeon/kaveri_ce.bin radeon/kaveri_me.bin
radeon/kaveri_mec2.bin radeon/kaveri_mec.bin radeon/kaveri_pfp.bin
radeon/kaveri_rlc.bin radeon/kaveri_sdma.bin radeon/BONAIRE_uvd.bin
radeon/BONAIRE_vce.bin"
CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR="/lib/firmware/"
CONFIG_FIRMWARE_MEMMAP=y
CONFIG_DRM_RADEON=y
Packages:
x11-base/xorg-server
Installed versions: 1.16.4(23:51:45 19/02/15)(glamor ipv6 nptl suid udev
xorg -dmx -doc -kdrive -minimal -selinux -static-libs -systemd -tslib -unwind
-wayland -xnest -xvfb)
media-libs/mesa
Installed versions: 10.3.7-r1(18:24:07 20/02/15)(bindist classic dri3
egl gallium gbm gles2 llvm nptl opencl r600-llvm-compiler udev vdpau -debug -
gles1 -openmax -openvg -osmesa -pax_kernel -pic -selinux -wayland -xa -xvmc
ABI_MIPS="-n32 -n64 -o32" ABI_PPC="-32 -64" ABI_S390="-32 -64" ABI_X86="64 -32
-x32" KERNEL="linux -FreeBSD" VIDEO_CARDS="radeon radeonsi -freedreno -i915 -
i965 -ilo -intel -nouveau -r100 -r200 -r300 -r600 -vmware")
x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati
Installed versions: 7.5.0(23:52:11 19/02/15)(glamor udev)
sys-kernel/linux-firmware
Installed versions: 20150206(08:18:46 28/03/15)(-savedconfig)
When you install your kernel do not forget to run make firmware_install.
I am not sure if I have omitted anything of importance. Please ask if you
need additional information.
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Regards,
Mick
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