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Anyone able to run EVE through xserver-xorg-video-radeon on Debian?
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Globulin Kaundur
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2012-05-23 11:45:29 UTC
Hi folks,

my current system is as follows:

Debian Wheezy (testing), with fglrx-driver 12.3 (Radeon HD 4290, RS880, yes: onboard ;-), and wine 1.4rc1.

For now, everything works perfectly.

But: flgrx-driver 12.4 has been dropped in testing, because it is not compatible with the new X-Server (1.12). The next fglrx (12.5) won't support Radeon HD 4xxx, so I have a problem now. I can switch to the OS-driver xserver-xorg-video-radeon which supports my video, even 3D acceleration (some threads told so).

But will EVE run with this driver? Has anyone tested this?

If I update my system, and deinstall fglrx, I won't be able to switch back, because of no packages in testing.

[Btw. I know there are other solutions: Windows, new video card (Nvidia), ..., but first I want to try with my current system.]

Thanks in advance!
Nebu Retski
Lead Farmers
#2 - 2012-05-26 10:27:01 UTC
You can prevent the fglrx-driver 12.3 from being updated and or replaced. I don't know how to do it in Debian though, so better start checking the Debian/Ubuntu webpages.
Mr M
Sebiestor Tribe
#3 - 2012-05-26 10:43:59 UTC
Pinning

Add this to /etc/apt/preferences
Quote:
Package: flgrx-drive
Pin: version 12.3
Pin-Priority: 1001

With the name and version.

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Globulin Kaundur
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2012-05-27 21:28:15 UTC
Thanks for your hints. I've pinned the fglrx- and xserver-packages, allowing me to update the rest of the system.

If anyone get EVE running with os-radeon-driver, so I can remove all fglrx, tell me...
COMM4NDER
Legendary Umbrellas
#5 - 2012-06-02 17:21:28 UTC
Globulin Kaundur wrote:
Thanks for your hints. I've pinned the fglrx- and xserver-packages, allowing me to update the rest of the system.

If anyone get EVE running with os-radeon-driver, so I can remove all fglrx, tell me...



I know it works, but the performance when i tested was not great on my 6370 gpu compared to catalyst. Should be a way to uninstall and install pakages not pulling from the server.

Im gonna probably try Gallium/Radeon on my systems soon enough. The only mess I know you will have is the S3TC patent meaning you need to find libdxtn so that you will have textures in EVE with opensource drivers.

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