Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Alan Shutko
Andreas Tille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > However, if I try to use r128 driver X fails. That's why I doubt that > this is an r128 - but I'm really unsure. What to do to find it out > more secure? It's not a r128-based chip. It's a Mach 64 chip. (Where would you go to learn this? I dunno...

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Johan Romin
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 02:20:30PM +0200, Andreas Tille wrote: > On Mon, 14 May 2001, Johan Romin wrote: > > > Nope.. it's not the r128 chipset. That chip is based on the old RagePro > > chip, which at the moment don't have a working DRI version. > > At least none that I know of.. I still use 3.3

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Andreas Tille
On Mon, 14 May 2001, Andrew McMillan wrote: > lspci -v on my laptop gives: > > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Mobility M3 AGP 2x > (rev 02) > (prog-if 00 [VGA]) > Subsystem: IBM: Unknown device 0155 > Flags: bus master, stepping, fast Back2Back, 66Mhz, medium

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Andreas Tille
On Mon, 14 May 2001, Johan Romin wrote: > Nope.. it's not the r128 chipset. That chip is based on the old RagePro chip, > which at the moment don't have a working DRI version. > At least none that I know of.. I still use 3.3.6 and UtahGLX om my RagePro > based laptop. What is UtahGLX? > If some

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Johan Romin
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:33:07PM +1200, Andrew McMillan wrote: > Andreas Tille wrote: > > > > It is the one named "Radeon" which I have to use for a > > > > ~> grep ATI /proc/pci > > VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage P/M Mobility > > AGP 2x > > (rev 100). > > > > ??

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Andrew McMillan
Andreas Tille wrote: > > It is the one named "Radeon" which I have to use for a > > ~> grep ATI /proc/pci > VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage P/M Mobility AGP > 2x > (rev 100). > > ?? I don't think so - that looks most likely be an R128. BTW, you are better to use l

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Alan Shutko
Andreas Tille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > However, if I try to use r128 driver X fails. That's why I doubt that > this is an r128 - but I'm really unsure. What to do to find it out > more secure? It's not a r128-based chip. It's a Mach 64 chip. (Where would you go to learn this? I dunno..

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Johan Romin
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 02:20:30PM +0200, Andreas Tille wrote: > On Mon, 14 May 2001, Johan Romin wrote: > > > Nope.. it's not the r128 chipset. That chip is based on the old RagePro chip, >which at the moment don't have a working DRI version. > > At least none that I know of.. I still use 3.3.6

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Andreas Tille
On Mon, 14 May 2001, Andrew McMillan wrote: > lspci -v on my laptop gives: > > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Mobility M3 AGP 2x (rev 02) > (prog-if 00 [VGA]) > Subsystem: IBM: Unknown device 0155 > Flags: bus master, stepping, fast Back2Back, 66Mhz, medium d

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Andreas Tille
On Mon, 14 May 2001, Johan Romin wrote: > Nope.. it's not the r128 chipset. That chip is based on the old RagePro chip, which >at the moment don't have a working DRI version. > At least none that I know of.. I still use 3.3.6 and UtahGLX om my RagePro based >laptop. What is UtahGLX? > If someo

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Johan Romin
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:33:07PM +1200, Andrew McMillan wrote: > Andreas Tille wrote: > > > > It is the one named "Radeon" which I have to use for a > > > > ~> grep ATI /proc/pci > > VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage P/M Mobility AGP 2x > > (rev 100). > > > > ?? > >

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Andrew McMillan
Andreas Tille wrote: > > It is the one named "Radeon" which I have to use for a > > ~> grep ATI /proc/pci > VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage P/M Mobility AGP 2x > (rev 100). > > ?? I don't think so - that looks most likely be an R128. BTW, you are better to use lsp

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Andreas Tille
On Sun, 13 May 2001, Vivek Dasmohapatra wrote: > Ah, in this case you will probably have to do something similar to what I > had to do for one of my machines that was supported by the dri.sourceforge It is the one named "Radeon" which I have to use for a ~> grep ATI /proc/pci VGA compatible

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Andreas Tille
On Sun, 13 May 2001, Vivek Dasmohapatra wrote: > Ah, in this case you will probably have to do something similar to what I > had to do for one of my machines that was supported by the dri.sourceforge > branch: I installed the debian XFree86 woody package [just updated to > 4.03, btw], then fetched

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Andreas Tille
On Sun, 13 May 2001, Vivek Dasmohapatra wrote: > Ah, in this case you will probably have to do something similar to what I > had to do for one of my machines that was supported by the dri.sourceforge It is the one named "Radeon" which I have to use for a ~> grep ATI /proc/pci VGA compatibl

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-14 Thread Andreas Tille
On Sun, 13 May 2001, Vivek Dasmohapatra wrote: > Ah, in this case you will probably have to do something similar to what I > had to do for one of my machines that was supported by the dri.sourceforge > branch: I installed the debian XFree86 woody package [just updated to > 4.03, btw], then fetche

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-13 Thread Vivek Dasmohapatra
On Sun, 13 May 2001, Alan Shutko wrote: [cut] > around http://dri.sourceforge.net for 3d acceleration. > The card is _not_ R128 based, so ignore any advice for Mobility 128 or > Mobility M3 cards. Ah, in this case you will probably have to do something similar to what I had to do for one of my m

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-13 Thread Alan Shutko
David Smock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I AM wonderign, however, if there is a way to boost the performance of > my ATI Mobility-P 8mb video card under linux. Has anyone been able to > play DVDs with this card? For reference, that's a Mach 64 derivative. I believe that someone is working on D

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-13 Thread Vivek Dasmohapatra
On Sun, 13 May 2001, David Smock wrote: > Some people have also indicated that it is possible to get some hardware > acceleration under linux with this card, and have run quake 3 on it. I > can do this under windows and the perfomance is decent. In order to get 3d hardware acceleration on my thi

Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-13 Thread David Smock
Hey all - I've been running woody on an Inspiron 5000 for almost 3/4 of a year now, with X working fine, no major problems at all. I AM wonderign, however, if there is a way to boost the performance of my ATI Mobility-P 8mb video card under linux. Has anyone been able to play DVDs with this card?

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-13 Thread Vivek Dasmohapatra
On Sun, 13 May 2001, Alan Shutko wrote: [cut] > around http://dri.sourceforge.net for 3d acceleration. > The card is _not_ R128 based, so ignore any advice for Mobility 128 or > Mobility M3 cards. Ah, in this case you will probably have to do something similar to what I had to do for one of my

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-13 Thread Alan Shutko
David Smock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I AM wonderign, however, if there is a way to boost the performance of > my ATI Mobility-P 8mb video card under linux. Has anyone been able to > play DVDs with this card? For reference, that's a Mach 64 derivative. I believe that someone is working on

Re: Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-13 Thread Vivek Dasmohapatra
On Sun, 13 May 2001, David Smock wrote: > Some people have also indicated that it is possible to get some hardware > acceleration under linux with this card, and have run quake 3 on it. I > can do this under windows and the perfomance is decent. In order to get 3d hardware acceleration on my th

Ati Mobility Performance

2001-05-13 Thread David Smock
Hey all - I've been running woody on an Inspiron 5000 for almost 3/4 of a year now, with X working fine, no major problems at all. I AM wonderign, however, if there is a way to boost the performance of my ATI Mobility-P 8mb video card under linux. Has anyone been able to play DVDs with this card