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#1 2009-04-18 14:34:32

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[solved] can't enable ATI 3d acceleration after update

I recently had arch running very well on my desktop, that is untill I tried to run osx86 on it. After reinstalling arch when I was done trying it, (it worked surprisingly well) I found that I could not get my ATI card to work well. Here is what I've tried so far:
*Note: When I say, "doesn't work", I mean I cant get it to work.*

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I'm using AMD 780G (RadeonHD 3200) Onboard

Vesa does not work properly. All colors are severely messed up to the point I can't even read the options in gdm.

RadeonHD driver does not work at all. X does not start.

ATI drivers work, but I can't get 3d accel to work. This

It is not a hardware problem. I have tried it in several other distros, and X works fine.

I am not currently using an xorg.conf but I was on my last install, with similar results.

I have tried with both 32 and 64 bit and there is no difference.

It is not a bios problem, I have checked _all_ my settings.

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I really would like to use arch, but the lagging-ness of everything is incredibly annoying.

btw, here is my original post from my first time I tried to tackle this.

edit: Here is a screencast of the laging, as you can see I was able to get a maximum of 2 fps.

Last edited by z.s.tar.gz (2009-04-21 01:52:45)


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#2 2009-04-19 01:26:01

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Re: [solved] can't enable ATI 3d acceleration after update

bump

Also, let me add that the icon when arch starts up is corrupted and doubled. I don't know what the problem with this is.


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#3 2009-04-19 02:31:14

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Re: [solved] can't enable ATI 3d acceleration after update

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ATI … Kernel_2.6
have u tried other window mangers like xfce4 or openbox?

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#4 2009-04-19 12:05:40

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Re: [solved] can't enable ATI 3d acceleration after update

yes. I have tried kde, fluxbox, and openbox, all with similar results.

I know it is either X or the ATI driver, I don't know which though.

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#5 2009-04-20 01:35:39

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Re: [solved] can't enable ATI 3d acceleration after update

Sorry for double post, but bump.

After even more research, I have found it is a major problem, and is most likely ATI.

I'm going to try and find an old version of the ati drivers.

edit: I tried to get it going with the latest -1 version I could find, and it didn't work. I'll try again tomorrow.

Also, I may be purchasing a nvidia card sometime soon...

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#6 2009-04-20 03:44:39

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Re: [solved] can't enable ATI 3d acceleration after update

No don't buy nvidia they wont give u open source drivers.
I sent ati a recommendation for staying current for drivers and what do they do the next day, drop my vga card into legacy, luckily ati gives open source drivers.
If u get nvidia then later on they decide to drop support for your card your screwed.

have u tried changing your timer or latency settings in the kernel?

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#7 2009-04-20 20:31:47

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Re: [solved] can't enable ATI 3d acceleration after update

What are the timer and latency settings?

edit: ok I see how latency sort of works, but could someone please point me in the right direction?

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#8 2009-04-20 21:23:06

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Re: [solved] can't enable ATI 3d acceleration after update

what driver do you use? free or propietary?


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#9 2009-04-20 21:34:56

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Re: [solved] can't enable ATI 3d acceleration after update

I use the opensource driver, ~7.4, X 1.6.1, and I have an AMD 780G onboard card. (RadeonHD 3200)


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#10 2009-04-21 01:45:45

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Re: [solved] can't enable ATI 3d acceleration after update

Ok. I solved it. I used the ati wiki to configure my xorg.conf, and but used the radeonhd driver. It works like a charm now!

Here is what I canged from the default:

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "X.org Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load  "dbe"
    Load  "dri"
    Load  "extmod"
    Load  "dri2"
    Load  "glx"
    Load  "drm"
    Load  "record"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Keyboard0"
    Driver      "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Mouse0"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option        "Protocol" "auto"
    Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    #DisplaySize      300   230    # mm
    Identifier   "Monitor0"
    VendorName   "DEL"
    ModelName    "DELL E153FP"
    HorizSync    30.0 - 63.0
    VertRefresh  56.0 - 76.0
    Option        "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "NoAccel"                # [<bool>]
        #Option     "SWcursor"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "Dac6Bit"                # [<bool>]
        #Option     "Dac8Bit"                # [<bool>]
        #Option     "BusType"                # [<str>]
        #Option     "CPPIOMode"              # [<bool>]
        #Option     "CPusecTimeout"          # <i>
        Option     "AGPMode" "4"               # <i>
        #Option     "AGPFastWrite"           # [<bool>]
        #Option     "AGPSize"                # <i>
        #Option     "GARTSize"               # <i>
        #Option     "RingSize"               # <i>
        #Option     "BufferSize"             # <i>
        #Option     "EnableDepthMoves"       # [<bool>]
        #Option     "EnablePageFlip"         # [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoBackBuffer"           # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DMAForXv"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "FBTexPercent"           # <i>
        #Option     "DepthBits"              # <i>
        #Option     "PCIAPERSize"            # <i>
        #Option     "AccelDFS"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "IgnoreEDID"             # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DisplayPriority"        # [<str>]
        #Option     "PanelSize"              # [<str>]
        #Option     "ForceMinDotClock"       # <freq>
        Option     "ColorTiling" "on"            # [<bool>]
        #Option     "VideoKey"               # <i>
        #Option     "RageTheatreCrystal"     # <i>
        #Option     "RageTheatreTunerPort"     # <i>
        #Option     "RageTheatreCompositePort"     # <i>
        #Option     "RageTheatreSVideoPort"     # <i>
        #Option     "TunerType"              # <i>
        #Option     "RageTheatreMicrocPath"     # <str>
        #Option     "RageTheatreMicrocType"     # <str>
        #Option     "ScalerWidth"            # <i>
        #Option     "RenderAccel"            # [<bool>]
        #Option     "SubPixelOrder"          # [<str>]
        #Option     "ShowCache"              # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DynamicClocks"          # [<bool>]
        #Option     "VGAAccess"              # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ReverseDDC"             # [<bool>]
        #Option     "LVDSProbePLL"           # [<bool>]
       Option     "AccelMethod" "exa"           # <str>
       Option     "DRI" "on"                   # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ConnectorTable"         # <str>
        #Option     "DefaultConnectorTable"     # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DefaultTMDSPLL"         # [<bool>]
        #Option     "TVDACLoadDetect"        # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ForceTVOut"             # [<bool>]
        #Option     "TVStandard"             # <str>
        #Option     "IgnoreLidStatus"        # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DefaultTVDACAdj"        # [<bool>]
        #Option     "Int10"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "EXAVSync"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ATOMTVOut"              # [<bool>]
        #Option     "R4xxATOM"               # [<bool>]
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "radeonhd"
    VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"
    BoardName   "Radeon HD 3200 Graphics"
    BusID       "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device     "Card0"
    Monitor    "Monitor0"
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     1
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     4
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     8
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     15
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     16
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

I don't know if all the changes made are necisary, but it works.

Last edited by z.s.tar.gz (2009-04-21 01:47:37)


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