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xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #197651
  2. Comment #9

Comment 9 for bug 197651

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Emmanuel Pacaud (emmanuel-pacaud) wrote : Re: Compiz doesn't work with an ATI rv100 board by default, while it could

>> - The default depth seems 8, which is not very nice.
>Looking at your log, it says 24.

It says 24, but my screen really looks like 8.

> > - It's way slower than what I obtain with an xorg.conf file.
>Can you try AGPSize? The main difference I can spot is the GART aperture is 8 by default, while you set it to 64 and you get a lot more memory allocated for textures etc.

I'll try that tonight.

>> - The keyboard layout is US when I need FR.
>Obviously, there's no way to autodetect that :)

We're in 2008, that should be automatic :) . I don't understand why keyboards have not evolved and don't provide their layout.

>It would be nice if you can make a minimal xorg.conf and find out which option helps. Your xorg.conf is full of voodoo options, many of them are default anyway and some are not recommended.

It's not a surprise, I've grabbed the most of them somewhere in the internet.

Thanks.