Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3073 mails)

[Mark Weaver <mdw1982@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:06:35 +0900
Masaru Nomiya <nomiya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> In the Message; 
>
>   Subject    : [opensuse] Howto Set up ATI 3D Acceleration
>   Message-ID : <477A756A.4000407@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>   Date & Time: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:16:26 -0500
>
> [Mark] == Mark Weaver <mdw1982@xxxxxxxxxxx> has written:
>
> Mark> Using YaST I installed the necessary, applicable drivers from
> Mark> the ATI Repository:
>
> Mark> ati-fglrxG01-kmp-default - ATI "fglrx" driver kernel module
>
> Mark> ATI "fglrx" driver kernel module
>
> Mark> x11-video-fglrxG01 - X Window display driver for the ATI
> Mark> graphics accelerators
>
> Mark> Display driver files for the ATI RADEON (8500 and later),
> Mark> MOBILITY RADEON (M9 and later), RADEON XPRESS IGP and FireGL
> Mark> series of graphics graphics accelerators. This package provides
> Mark> 2D display drivers, control panel source coude and hardware
> Mark> accelerated OpenGL.
>
> Mark> However, I'm not sure now what to do with it next. Any
> Mark> suggestions?
>
> I'm using Radeon X1650 on the Desktop machine (Self build).
> For Radeon X1650, only the driver
>  
>    ati-driver-installer-8.41.7-x86.x86_64.run
>  
> recognizes the video chip correctly, and enables 3D acceleration.
>
> So, try with anothe driver from ATI's site.
>
> Regards,

ah-ha! found it. I was looking for SaX2 X11 config tool. Once I got
this setup I was able to configure the ATI card and have now got 3D
acelleration.

-- 
Mark

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