AIGLX, ATI/AMD Radeons and FreeBSD -current

[Coleman Kane]

Robert Noland wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-08-30 at 19:33 +0300, Kostik Belousov wrote:
>   
>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 10:15:20AM -0400, Coleman Kane wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am curious what the state of AIGLX is using the ATI R300+ cards (I've 
>>> an rv350) under FreeBSD. I have been trying to track down what work is 
>>> being done on the problem.
>>>
>>> I see a number of references detailing that it *is* broken, but I am 
>>> having difficulty tracking down any progress or unofficial patches to 
>>> deal with fixing it... is there anybody who's actively working on fixing 
>>> this problem?
>>>
>>> I found PR 112984: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=112984 
>>> which documents some spotty working/not working cases... all referencing 
>>> 6.2-STABLE. Is this the only progress made so far? Is there any "working 
>>> solution" under -current (or does the -stable fix apply to -current 
>>> too)? Does the xorg-server-snap get better results?
>>>
>>> I'm hoping that someone else has already trudged through here and can 
>>> help shortcut what may be a drawn-out compile/test/debug/recompile cycle...
>>>       
>> Try https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11870
>>     
>
> Yes, this is the place to look.  I'm trying to push getting this fixed
> as best I can.  AIGLX is required for compiz to run on radeon hardware,
> which is mostly what I have...
>
> robert.
>   
Found a patch that was posted here not too long ago.... attaching it 
here. This seems to work with me except it has the side effect that DRI 
fails to start when X is restarted. If I kldunload then kldload radeon, 
then restart the X server once more, it fixes the problem (and DRI is 
inititalized).

It looks similar to the patches posted in the issue you linked. I will 
try the latest patch from Jung-uk Kim, and see where it gets me. I have 
compiz working well, except I get some white artifacts if I have 
/apps/compiz/plugins/decoration/allscreens/options/shadow_match set to 
"any". I set it to "none" and now graphics look fine. I had to learn the 
ins-and-outs of how compiz works...yay.

I'll update you guys as it proceeds along.
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