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==AGP speed==
 
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Higher speeds can be enabled by adding '''Option "AGPMode" "X"''' (where X is a number) in the '''Device''' section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
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Higher speeds can be enabled by adding '''Option "AGPMode" "X"''' (where X is a number) in the '''Device''' section in {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}}.
  
 
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With this option enabled (set to 4x speed), the X11 server should print (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
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With this option enabled (set to 4x speed), the X11 server should print ({{path|/var/log/Xorg.0.log}}):
  
 
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==AGP Fast Writes==
 
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By default, the open source radeon driver disables AGP Fast Writes. Fast Writes can be enabled by adding '''Option "AGPFastWrite" "yes"''' in the '''Device''' section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
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By default, the open source radeon driver disables AGP Fast Writes. Fast Writes can be enabled by adding '''Option "AGPFastWrite" "yes"''' in the '''Device''' section in {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}}.
  
 
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  Section "Device"

Revision as of 10:02, 20 July 2005

AGP speed

By default, the open source radeon driver forces 1x AGP speed. Quote from the developers: 

tuning to the highest speed possible has caused hangs on some boxes, with no
discernable pattern, so we default to 'slow but safe' whilst giving the option
to go fast if the user wants to try it.


Higher speeds can be enabled by adding Option "AGPMode" "X" (where X is a number) in the Device section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. 

Section "Device"
       Identifier  "Videocard0"
       Driver      "radeon"
       VendorName  "IBM Thinkpad"
       BoardName   "ATIdd Mobility FireGL 7800"
       Option      "AGPMode" "4"
EndSection


With this option enabled (set to 4x speed), the X11 server should print (/var/log/Xorg.0.log): 

(**) RADEON(0): Option "AGPMode" "4"
(**) RADEON(0): Using AGP 4x mode


AGP Fast Writes

By default, the open source radeon driver disables AGP Fast Writes. Fast Writes can be enabled by adding Option "AGPFastWrite" "yes" in the Device section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. 

Section "Device"
       Identifier  "Videocard0"
       Driver      "radeon"
       VendorName  "IBM Thinkpad"
       BoardName   "ATI Mobility FireGL 7800"
       Option      "AGPFastWrite" "yes"
EndSection


Dynamic Clock scaling

Please see:

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