ATI on FreeBSD! FireGL Linux Driver Port
Chris Gilbert
Chris at lainos.org
Mon Dec 26 19:51:09 PST 2005
Hi there!
Some time ago (about a year actually) I started some work in cooperation with
ATI to port their Linux "fglrx" driver to FreeBSD.
Well, about 2 months into that process I ended up moving to the other side of
the pond and leaving one of my dev machines behind. (The one with the ATI
card)
However, this last week I managed to get ahold of another machine with an ATI
card, and have picked back up where I left off about 9 months ago.
I've put together a preliminary alpha release of the driver port in it's
current state, and done a bit of testing myself. However, I would be thrilled
to get some feedback from you guys!
I have probably done some really horrible things, and I would like to hear it
from you nice folks rather than from a thousand angry gamers. :)
The driver as it stands does the following:
* Installs the applicable linux libraries, and ATI programs to your
linux_base.
* Compiles and installs the following ATI programs (For FreeBSD):
fgl_glxgears, fglrx_gamma, and the ATI control panel.
* Installs the X11 drivers and libraries. (Linux builds, but work fine under
FreeBSD)
* Supports full 2D acceleration, including accelerated XVideo.
* Supports TV out and MultiHead.
* Does NOT support 3D acceleration, or build the kernel module.
I have tested the driver with an ATI Radeon 9800LE, and it seems to work great
for desktop, non-gaming use. (Playing video, running KDE, etc)
I am currently working on the kernel module portion of the project.
The X side of the driver is ready and waiting for a DRM device to plug into.
The current hurdles are working with the ATI team to get rid of any
show-stopping linux specifics in the closed-source static libraries which I
have to link my kernel module to.
If there is significant intrest in the project's current state, (without 3D) I
will make a proper port and submit it.
If there are any problems please let me know and I will do my best to fix them
ASAP!
You can download it at:
http://www.neovanglist.net/~Neovanglist/FreeBSD-fglrx_6_8_0-8.20.8-1-ALPHA.i386.tar.bz2
Enjoy!
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Regards,
Chris Gilbert
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