Subject: Re: ATI Rage 128 Pro acceleration
From: philippe tapon (ptapon@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Oct 19 2000 - 06:35:33 MDT
On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Darren wrote:
> -
>
> Well the windows do seems to scroll fast to me. The Apple system profiler
> tells me that i have a pro card. (the g4 was bought in dec99 if that make
> any difference). I'm running the version of X that comes with CS1.2.
Hmm. I also bought my iMac DV in December 1999, and it came with an ATi 128
Rage Pro card, the acceleration of which is not supported by X 3.3.8 (or
whatever the version number is) that (I seem to remember) comes with YDL CS
1.2.1. The YDL installer recognized the card, and recognized it was
accelerated, but its configuration of the Config file was screwy; it didn't run
X. I ran XConfigurator and it didn't recognize the acceleration but X works.
My feeling is that I will have to go to X 4.01 for full support.
http://www.xfree86.org/4.0.1/Status6.html#6
peace
philippe
> Darren
>
> At 03:10 19/10/00 -0700, you wrote:
>
> > > I have a 17in apple studio display and a g4 agp with an ATI rage 128pro.
> > > The kernel I'm running is 2.2.15pre19-ben1. I do not use "no video" in my
> > > yaboot.conf. If i do then the kernel does not even boot.
> > > I run the monitor at 1024x768x24. No idea what Hz though All seems fine.
> > > How do i know if the acceleration is working at all?
> > >
> > > Darren
> > > GU14 0LX
> >
> >Have I got this right? I thought that you need, to run an ATi rage pro, X
> >4.01, as the driver in 3.3.8 or whatever it is doesn't take advantage of the
> >acceleration, and the 2.2.17+ kernel.
> > I suppose without a concrete benchmark you have to judge for yourself
> >whether the windows are scrolling faster or not. I used to run the iMac
> >without acceleration (the ATi drivers were screwy) and it was fairly
> >obvious, I
> >thought.
> >
> >peace
> >
> >philippe
> >
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