Re: [fglrx]

[Matthew Tippett <matthew dot tippett at sympatico dot ca>]

I was wondering about that.

With 2.6 + hotplug there is the notion of blacklisting a module.
Does it make sense to blacklist the radeonfb module when installing
the driver?

Regards,

Matthew

Giovanni wrote:
> I must thanks you :) now the direct rendering works and i can 
play nwn
> :D just a few things
>
> Flavio Stanchina wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> First, radeonfb can cause problems. Disable it. If you want or 
need a
>> framebuffer driver for whatever reason, use vesafb.
>
>
> maybe i misunderstand this beacause i get again the error with 
fgl_gear,
> i recompile the kernel whit the vesa fb instead of the radeon fb, 
was
> this the right thing to do?
>
>> Then, it looks like the radeon DRM driver is being loaded: I 
guess it
>> is built into your kernel too. You have to get rid of that, 
otherwise
>> the fglrx kernel module won't be able to access your graphics card.
>
>
> i think the problem was this, following your guide i didn't 
understand
> that i must get rid the xfree driver, this is a my fault :P
>
> [snip]
>
>> You are probably using the wrong resolution. LCDs have a fixed
>> resolution, usually 1024x768 for 15" and 1280x1024 for 17" and 19";
>> any other resolution is interpolated to fill your whole display, 
but
>> sharp graphics look very fuzzy, only games and videos look 
acceptable
>> (but still not very good).
>
>
>> If that's not the problem, you might need to fine-tune your display
>> settings. Most LCDs have an "Auto" button that does a reasonably 
good
>> job of tuning the settings to the incoming signal.
>
>
> when i restart x with the ati driver i get again the problem, the
> resolution was correct (17'' with 1280x1024) i took a look at
> XF86Config-4 and i saw that there was a modline at 1280x1024 at 75Hz 
but
> the manual of my monitor say that the best resolution is 
1280x1024 at 60Hz,
> so i comment that line, after i restart X again i got a good 
graphics
> after some "auto" and recenterd manually the screen, i just hope 
that i
> don't need to do this every time :P
>
> anyway i thanks you for help and for your work :)
> Ciao
>    Giovanni
>
> P.S. if you want replay me by private mail, do it, the main 
problem is
> fix so i don't want to bother the list anymore
>
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