Kacper Wysocki wrote:
[...] came across the packages and this list when upgrading to 2.6.7 broke the ati installer.
Could you please post any error messages you got? My packages work fine apparently (upgraded to 2.6.7 myself yesterday) but I'd like to know exactly which patch makes a difference. I guess it's this:
http://www.stanchina.net/~flavio/debian/fglrx-archive/msg00050.html
Is it possible to set up multi-head "xinerama" dri-enabled fglrx with different resolutions on different monitors? [...]
AFAIK, no it's not possible. If you want DRI on both monitors, you *have* to use the same resolution; if you use Xinerama, you'd better use the same resolution anyway, otherwise the window manager gets confused (in my experience).
AFAIAC the big issue with xinerama is that one cannot use dri.
I tested dual-head briefly with my brother's 9600XT and I had DRI working on both monitors. I didn't test with Xinerama. Indeed, I would guess that it's not easy to get a 3D application working when it is split across two different displays, and that's where MergedFB comes in.
On a related note, I'm running debian sid - what's the preferred way of obtaining & installing the latest radeon dri module and gl libraries?
I'm not sure I understand your question here. I think you just want to add my package repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list and let me do the hard work of packaging new driver releases.
Flavio, I'm running an "Evil Master" (or Powered by ATI) Radeon 8500LE 128MB DDR with a dual-head setup [...] The LCD screen is not DVI, but Iam using a DVI->CRT converter, and everything is working fine.
Yes, the problem is not the DVI itself, it's just the digital part of it with the Linux driver, and apparently only with my 8500LE. Nobody else reported DVI problems, but not many reported success either. If you could test with a DVI screen, that would make a difference.
-- Ciao, Flavio