
Originally Posted by
agd5f
Also make sure you compiled the ddx (xf86-video-ati) with kms support.
Code:
prefix: /usr
exec_prefix: ${prefix}
libdir: ${exec_prefix}/lib
includedir: ${prefix}/include
Kernel modesetting: yes
That should do the trick and I did that right from the beginning. What strikes me as odd is the fact that I know my hardware should do it. Back in April when jglisse released his first repo and compiling instruction, I had it working, albeit rather unstable.
Addendum: The kernel I am using is an experimental kernel:
http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Docs/How...els#kernel-tmb
2.6.31.6-tmb-laptop-7mdv
However, maybe it's this:
Code:
grep -i kms /boot/config-2.6.31.6-tmb-laptop-7mdv
CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER=m
CONFIG_DRM_I915_KMS=y
CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_KMS=y
# CONFIG_DRM_RADEON_KMS is not set
I created a new initrd with radeon preoloaded and that probably should be just as good, because KMS actually worked as can be seen in the HiRes Framebuffer console and fast switching between X and console.