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xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #363238
  2. Comment #110

Comment 110 for bug 363238

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guillaume even (g71) wrote : Re: very poor Xorg performance on various older graphics HW - XAA solves this

i have the package xserver-xorg-video-ati - 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1 and the bug isn't fixed.

the XAA workaround solve this.

see: http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/radeon#bug

my config: P4 2.4Ghz, 1Go RAM, Radeon 9000 (rv250), xubuntu 9.10, free radeon driver of course.

> Launchpad Janitor wrote on 2009-08-17: #63
>
> This bug was fixed in the package xserver-xorg-video-ati - 1:6.12.99+git20090629.f39cafc5-0ubuntu6
>
> ---------------
> xserver-xorg-video-ati (1:6.12.99+git20090629.f39cafc5-0ubuntu6) karmic; urgency=low
>
> * Add 111_use_xaa_for_lowmem_or_nodri.patch: Default to XAA in low
> memory situations or when the DRI is disabled. Fixes very poor Xorg
> performance on older graphics hardware.
> (LP: #363238)
>
> -- Bryce Harrington <email address hidden> Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:37:36 -0700