re: xf86-driver-ati update?

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

> 
> Are there any plans on bringing a more recent version of xf86-video-ati
> in pkgsrc? The current version doesn't support my video card (A Radeon 
> HD5550); newer versions do.

there are now - i haven't been paying attention to new x11 packages
for a few weeks, but now that you point it out...

> I tried shoe-horning in a newer version myself; 6.14.2 doesn't build (most
> likely because its dependencies are outdated as well), but 6.13.2 does, and
> "seems to work somewhat". Mode switching is an issue; after closing the X
> server the video card isn't properly configured back to text mode. 
> Furthermore, XVideo isn't working (but I'm not sure 6.13.2 is
> even supposed to support it on my chipset), and neither is DRI (not holding
> my breath there either). Still, it's a lot better than using xf86-video-vesa,
> so I'm not complaining.

unfortunately, the radeon 5xxx and newer aren't yet supported for DRI,
and Xvideo depends upon that for the r500 and newer chipsets.  the mode
switching problem is also a known problem, as the driver has started to
gain dependancies on KMS for new chipsets.

we're lacking someone actively working on drm updates.  i have a bunch
of notes and ideas on what we need to do, but it's not complete and there
is a lot of work to do.


but i'll get the new driver in -current soon...


.mrg.