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#1 2010-05-07 04:55:55

jmak
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Registered: 2008-12-21
Posts: 453

Video problem on new install[SOLVED]

I've installed arch and the installation went fine. However, when I drag windows the dragging is choppy and very slow. Firefox is hard to use because when scrolling it scrolls like step by step.

I have an ati card: Radeaon 3600 and am using radeonhd driver.

The same driver works excellent on ubuntu.

Any idea what could be wrong?

jmak

Last edited by jmak (2010-05-07 14:43:12)

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#2 2010-05-07 11:11:07

Mektub
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Registered: 2008-01-02
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Re: Video problem on new install[SOLVED]

jmak,

perhaps post your questions in the following thread:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57084

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#3 2010-05-07 12:07:50

Perry3D
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Registered: 2008-03-20
Posts: 553

Re: Video problem on new install[SOLVED]

@jmak: Don't use the radeonhd driver. It doesn't support KMS (Kernel Mode Settings) which is enabled by default in the arch-kernel. The radeon driver (xf86-video-ati) is the better choice: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Rad … ce_drivers

And don't forget to install radeon_ucode from AUR: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33016

If you want to use the proprietary driver: Take a look in the thread mentioned by Mektub.

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#4 2010-05-07 14:42:49

jmak
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Registered: 2008-12-21
Posts: 453

Re: Video problem on new install[SOLVED]

Perry3D wrote:

@jmak: Don't use the radeonhd driver. It doesn't support KMS (Kernel Mode Settings) which is enabled by default in the arch-kernel. The radeon driver (xf86-video-ati) is the better choice: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Rad … ce_drivers

And don't forget to install radeon_ucode from AUR: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33016

If you want to use the proprietary driver: Take a look in the thread mentioned by Mektub.

Thanks,  installing xf86-video-ati driver solved the problem. It seems driver  xf86-video-radeonhd doesn't work anymore.

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