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List:       mandrake-cooker
Subject:    Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 8.2 Beta 1 - ATI Radeon 3D support broken (very slow) in XFree86 4.2.0
From:       Charles A Edwards <eslrahc () bellsouth ! net>
Date:       2001-02-07 14:22:41
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On 06 Feb 2002 12:00:42 +0100
fpons@mandrakesoft.com (François Pons) wrote:

> "Mike Diack" <mike_diack@hotmail.com> writes:
> 
> > SUMMARY:
> > ATI Radeon setup doesn't work properly in Mandrake 8.2 beta 1, to set the card
> > up properly especially for 3D work with XFree86 4.2.0
> > (I've also heard rumours of similar problems with ATI Rage128 Pros):
> >...
> > Please fix this, since otherwise Mandrake 8.2 is just BRILLIANT!
> 
> This is problably a problem with Mesa (which has been fixed since), remove
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.3 (or Mesa package) and check again.
> 
  
I can verify that it is/was a Mesa problem.
After installing B1 the performace for my Radeon 32MB DDR was <100fsb.
Tuxracer was not playable, chromium would not run.
With the current version Mesa-4.01-4 I am getting 1300fbs


    Charles

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