Xorg + Radeon working on Corepure64

[dentonlt]

After some hacking around, I put together xf86-video-ati on pure 64 for my older Compaq 6910p laptop. All up and running [whew!].

I'll properly pack up xf86-video-ati and misc unless there is already a team headed that way (Curaga, Juanito?).

If anyone else goes down this route, the X2300 dislikes (= panic/hang) the default KMS in Xorg-7.7. So:
* add "nomodeset" and "radeon.modeset=0" to kernel args
* reload the module at the end of bootsync.sh using "modprobe -r radeon" then "modprobe radeon modeset=1". The driver must be reloaded with KMS turned back on or Xorg falls back on VESA.

For reference:
3.8.13-tinycore64
HP/Compaq 6910p
AMD/ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 [RV516/M64-S]
Xorg 7.7

[curaga]

Not me, and IIRC Juanito didn't have AMD hardware. So please do.

[dentonlt]

That was quick to confirm - thanks! Reading up on the x86_64 repository now.

DLT

[zerophnx]

Those steps (modprobe/modeset) were also required for an ATI RV620/Radeon HD 3450.

Thanks!

[nick65go]

Feedback from my GPU as Mobility ATI X1400 (chip R515) run on core64:
the tcz runs OK out of the box, without modeset trick.
it also it makes use of /lib/firmware/radeon/R520_cp.bin for 3D acceleration with /usr/local/lib/dri/r300_dri.so
but if firmware is not loaded then Xorg still runs OK with /usr/local/lib/Xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so

dentonlt, thank you for the extension.