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  • Should I update?

    I have an X1650 (rv535) I currently have 3d support, which I am very happy about... Thank You to everyone working on these drivers.

    I am able to run compiz-fusion with little to no problems.

    I guess my biggest concern would be movie playback. I get horizontal lines during playback. Not too obvious, but still an annoyance. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

    The problem occurs in any movie player I usually use ogle(DVD) and totem(avi,etc.), using the most common codecs and during DVD playback as well.

    Would it be worthwhile to update to the 6.9 driver?
    If so how would I do this? I am running Ubuntu Hardy.
    Any help would be appreciated.
    Thank You

    Here is my xorg.conf: (pertinent)

    Code:
    Section "Monitor"
    	Identifier	"aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
    	Vendorname	"Samsung"
    	Modelname	"Samsung SyncMaster 711N/712N"
    	Horizsync	30-81
    	Vertrefresh	56-85
      modeline  "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
      modeline  "640x480@72" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -vsync -hsync
      modeline  "640x480@75" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -vsync -hsync
      modeline  "640x480@85" 36.0 640 696 752 832 480 481 484 509 -vsync -hsync
      modeline  "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
      modeline  "800x600@72" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync
      modeline  "800x600@75" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync
      modeline  "800x600@85" 56.3 800 832 896 1048 600 601 604 631 +hsync +vsync
      modeline  "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
      modeline  "832x624@75" 57.284 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -vsync -hsync
      modeline  "1024x768@85" 94.5 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync
      modeline  "1024x768@75" 78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync
      modeline  "1024x768@70" 75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
      modeline  "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
      modeline  "1152x864@75" 108.0 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync
      modeline  "1280x1024@75" 135.0 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
      modeline  "1280x960@60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync
      modeline  "1280x1024@60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
      modeline  "1280x960@75" 129.86 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002 -hsync +vsync
      modeline  "1400x1050@60" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 -hsync +vsync
      modeline  "1600x1200@65" 175.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
      modeline  "1600x1200@60" 162.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
    	Gamma	1.0
    EndSection
    
    ******
    
    Section "Device"
    	Identifier	"aticonfig-Device[1]"
    	Driver		"ati"
    	option		"AGPMode"	"8"
    	option		"AccelMethod"	"EXA"
    	Busid		"PCI:1:0:1"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Extensions"
        Option "Composite" "Enable"
    EndSection
    and GLXinfo:
    Code:
    ~$ glxinfo
    name of display: :0.0
    display: :0  screen: 0
    direct rendering: Yes
    server glx vendor string: SGI
    server glx version string: 1.2
    
    .....
    
    OpenGL vendor string: DRI R300 Project
    OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R300 20060815 AGP 8x x86/MMX+/3DNow!+/SSE2 TCL
    OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 7.1 rc1
    X -version:

    Code:
    X -version
    
    This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
    It is not supported in any way.
    Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
    Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
    Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
    latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
    See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
    
    X.Org X Server 1.4.99.902 (1.5.0 RC 2)
    Release Date: 5 September 2007
    X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
    Build Operating System: Linux Ubuntu (xorg-server 2:1.4.99.902+git20080613+server-1.5-branch.21248705-0ubuntu0tormod)
    Current Operating System: Linux ubuntu 2.6.24-19-rt #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Wed Jun 18 16:35:41 UTC 2008 i686
    Build Date: 13 June 2008  11:53:23PM
     
    	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    	to make sure that you have the latest version.
    Module Loader present
    Last edited by Execute_Method; 01 July 2008, 09:13 PM.

  • #2
    You don't mention what versions you have installed, but it seems from your Xorg.0.log that you are using the xorg-edgers packages. In this case, updating should be safe. As always, run the live CD test first to be sure it's not broken on your hardware.

    The packages are up to date as of last night, but I don't know if your video issues have been fixed.

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