AMD Catalyst 10.2 For Linux Gets Direct2D

[kernelOfTruth]

*) the old 2d acceleration framework works but without compositing it's only half the fun - so if you don't need compositing or Direct2D it should work ...

[mibo]

2.6.32 works since the 10.1 driver.

Tanks for the info!

Cheers,
mibo

[storma]

In regards to the hardlocks, I've been able to ssh in and do a reboot. so somethings improved over time. :P

[v8envy]

In regards to the hardlocks, I've been able to ssh in and do a reboot. so somethings improved over time. :P

Regarding hard locks: try this out. It works well for me. Make sure your session runs

setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp

You can use the old killX11 3 fingered salute (control-alt-backspace) instead of logging out and X will exit (and gdm re-start) cleanly. The 3-fingered salute will be too late if you've already done the logout and the GPU is frozen, of course.

GPU locks on X11 session exit are just something we learn to live with using fglrx.

[krionius]

pls, someone with a working direct2dAccel share /etc/ati/amdpcsdb file here! I can't get aticonfig do anythin on my mobility 5650 as its officially unsupported, so i can get a working config file without your help. thanks

[krionius]

pls, someone with a working direct2dAccel share /etc/ati/amdpcsdb file here! I can't get aticonfig do anythin on my mobility 5650 as its officially unsupported, so i can get a working config file without your help. thanks

editing it mannualy didnt help, so i guess there are other settings beside the Direct2DAccel line in the file...so share it pls.

[Melcar]

Here you go:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/gmtatiym5do/amdpcsdb

[krionius]

Direct2DAccel=STRUE
interesting. only tried V1 and TRUE. let me see..

it works! Thanks Melcar.

So what kind of tests do you recommend?


Here's the distort i got using d2daccel on hd5650:

http://cdn.solidfiles.net/i/CH8t.jpg

window resize is indeed faster. compiz + gnome works okayish, but garbled parts are present..testing further.


any 2d tests recommended?

[krionius]

Seems like this breaks some SDL related things! If I run Eschalon Book I out of vsync while compiz runs (doing a su - loginid and run the game) it gives black display. In full screen (unredirected) it works okay again.

If running vsynced it still flickers like hell, so the 'su -' workaround is not working for Eschalon. Interestingly NWN1 works okay!

I hope this kind of new acceleration just won't break thing more when it goes 'default'... as of now it breaks further the already slightly working fragile things.

[krionius]

btw, i can approve that resizing/maximizing feels a bit quicker.