ATI Mobility FireGL V3200

This is a ATI video adapter

Features

Chipset: ATI RV380 (M24) - Similar to Radeon X600
PCI ID: 1002:3154
PCI Express x16
128MB GDDR1 video memory

Linux X.Org driver

Works fine with xorg 7.0.0

ThinkPad LCD

Display on the internal LCD works as long as you set the monitor settings correct.

External VGA port

SuSE

Works fine using ATI fglrx driver version 8.19.10 configured with fglrxconfig into clone mode (display shows full resolution, external CRT shows full resolution with higher refresh rate). This was tested using SuSE 9.2 with a Thinkpad T43p.

Ubuntu Gutsy

I spent several hours (if not days) trying to get hardware 3D acceleration with this card in a T43p and did not succeed! The newer drivers (up to Catalyst 7.11) don't support this card yet, older drivers don't support the kernel used in gutsy. So, if you're trying the same, don't spent hours on these methods (up to 2007-12-20):

If you do have a solution, please post here!

Ubuntu Dapper

On an Ubuntu Dapper (xorg 7.0.0) external vga/ monitor/ beamer works fine with the following in /etc/xorg.conf. I used the free ati driver shipped with Dapper.


# insert after section 'Screen' with identifier 'Default Screen'

##################################################################################
# MergedFB2 from http://mg.pov.lt/xorg.conf
##################################################################################

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"MergedFB ATI"
	Driver		"ati"
	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
	Option		"DynamicClocks"	"on"
	Option		"MergedFB"	"true"
	Option		"CRT2Position"	"RightOf"
    # This allows X to use MergedFB if the external monitor is not connected
    # when I start X.  The ranges are taken from DDC values of the CTX monitor
    # I use at the office; as listed in Xorg.log.
	Option		"CRT2HSync"	"30-81"
	Option		"CRT2VRefresh"	"56-76"
    # The next line lets me switch between dual-head and several clone modes
    # of varying resolutions with xrandr.
    # modified by jensens
	Option		"MetaModes"	"1400x1050-1280x1024 1400x1050-1024x768 1400x1050 1280x1024 1024x768 800x600 640x480"
    # A newer version of the radeon driver has an option that disables vertical
    # scrolling for the 1024x768 part.
	Option		"MergedNonRectangular"	"true"
    # In 1024x768-1280x1024 mode the DPI is correct (100), but in all other
    # modes it is weird.  Try to override
	Option		"MergedDPI"	"100 100"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"MergedFB Screen"
	Device		"MergedFB ATI"
	Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection
##################################################################################

# replace ServerLayout with this lines:

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	#Screen		"Default Screen"
	Screen		"MergedFB Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice     "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

NOTE!

The built-in switching of resolutions does not work with this setting! Use the Gnome applet Grandr - it works fine.

Hint:

To switch off external VGA port and save some battery you can use the command sudo radeontool dac off.

SVideo port

??

DVI port

??

Proprietary ATI driver

The fglrx driver adds 3D acceleration.

Linux kernel Framebuffer driver

??

ThinkPads this chip may be found in

T43p

ATI Mobility FireGL V3200