[fr-list] New ati drivers

[Justin Conover]

On 2/2/07, Justin Conover <justin.conover at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 1/18/07, Tommi Kyntola <tommi.kyntola at ray.fi> wrote:
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> > Matthias Saou wrote:
> > > Tommi Kyntola wrote :
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> > >> I finally got around to switching back to stock kernels
> > >> form my fc6 laptop (hp nw8000) and the latest ati drivers
> > >> started to wake from suspend again.
> > >>
> > >> Those that have fedora kernels the 8.30 that mathias
> > >> has there seemed to work the best.
> > >>
> > >> The 8.32.5 suspends just fine when running 2.6.19.2 .
> > >>
> > >> If someone has the time/interest it might be worth
> > >> checking out wether the Dave Jones kernels fix it also:
> > >> http://people.redhat.com/davej/kernels/Fedora/FC6/1.2888.fc6/i686/
> > >>
> > >> I'm guessing they do, but I just don't have the time
> > >> to try them out...
> > >
> > > You could just enable the updates-testing repo as that kernel was
> > there
> > > already, and 2.6.19-1.2895.fc6 is available now.
> >
> > True, I keep forgetting that.
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> > Anyway, incase someone's interested, I did try that 2.6.19-1.2895 with
> > your latest 8.32.5 ati-x11 drivers and as suspected the suspend cycle
> > works like a charm.
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> > cheers,
> > Tommi "Kynde" Kyntola
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> Is there anything you have to do, other than just installing the
> packages?  Will xorg.conf auto switch to fglrx or anything else needed.
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> Thanks,
>

Got it,

1.)  Install drivers
2.) aticonfig --initial
3.) aticonfig --overlay-type=Xv
4.) edit xorg.conf and drop in the bottom

Section "Extensions"
        Option  "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
        Option  "AIGLX" "off"

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