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mfsfly

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Registered: 2008-12-21

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Installing Xorg ver 7.1

Hello, I have this problem with the current versions of xorg, My video card is a Ati Radeon 8500 and the only way I can use the closed ati driver is by switching from Xorg 7.3 to 7.1.  The reason I want the older version of Xorg is, Blender will not work with the open source ati drivers. So I am forced to downgrade Xorg to 7.1 I have searched the net for days, how do I do this? Do I need to build an older xorg is there a way to use pacman to install it. thanks

cywhale

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Registered: 2008-03-10

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Re: Installing Xorg ver 7.1

I wonder if you were able to find a solution to this?

I'm working on a Thinkpad A31p (2 Ghz, 2Gb RAM, FireGl 7800 = Radeon 7500 Mobile, 64Mb, 1600x1200) and if there is a possibility to get a more responsive Gnome (slightly slow window dragging, resizing, window switching, still quite usable but could be better) with an old Xorg and proprietary drivers I'd try this, too...

Edit: Sorry, found the other thread...

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mfsfly

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Re: Installing Xorg ver 7.1

np lol thanks for the reply, No I have not found the answer, someone told me I need to just compile the older xorg. But I have not found the answer to that either "shrugs" if some kind soul knows i'm willing to try it. I like my Arch linux setup but I want the ati drivers to work, I just don't what to break gnome.

tomk

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Re: Installing Xorg ver 7.1

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Downgrade_packages

Shaika-Dzari

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Re: Installing Xorg ver 7.1

Ati driver works with the last xorg.
What exactly is your problem?

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mfsfly

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Re: Installing Xorg ver 7.1

Shaika-Dzari we've meet haven't we lol. It has to do with Blender crashing, my card is to old to work with the current xorg along with ati's closed drivers. I don't know how to get the older xorg, (downgrade it) but I'll check out :tomk's advice. Also I can't install 3d games in wine, kinda annoying, so I just fire up ol' Xp I'll report more later on this.

mfsfly

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Re: Installing Xorg ver 7.1

Thanks tomk!

I have this problem though, I want to downgrade to xorg 7.1   xserver ? , what should I download from the link you have given me, what is the pkg name or pkgs? I'm totally lost here because I don't know what its all called. Thanks

Last edited by mfsfly (2009-01-01 04:57:59)

tomk

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Re: Installing Xorg ver 7.1

x.org will tell you what the actual version numbers for 7.1 are. You're going back over two and a half years, so I don't expect this is going to be particularly easy for you. Here's a link to get you started: http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/X11R7.1/

Shaika-Dzari

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Re: Installing Xorg ver 7.1

Shaika-Dzari we've meet haven't we lol.

I don't know. maybe

It has to do with Blender crashing, my card is to old to work with the current xorg along with ati's closed drivers. I don't know how to get the older xorg, (downgrade it) but I'll check out :tomk's advice. Also I can't install 3d games in wine, kinda annoying, so I just fire up ol' Xp I'll report more later on this.

I 've just look the ATI website and your are right. The package you must search are:
xorg-server / -utils
xorg-font-*
xf86-input-keyboard / mouse

and all its dependencies.

Like Tomk said, it will be hard to downgrade to 7.1. I don't think you will find this old version in standard "downgrade repo". You will probably need to check each
dependencies on X.org website and use ABS to build your own package.
It would be easier to buy a new card or switch distribution.

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mfsfly

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Re: Installing Xorg ver 7.1

Thanks Shaika-Dzari

Indeed it would be easier to buy a new card, and downgrading this would be a real pain, but I'm determined, so I'll leave it at that. Thanks for your advice, I have something to go on now.