Compiz/desktop effects using open source radeonhd drivers?

Question

Just wanted to know if it was possible to get compiz/desktop effects working with the radeonhd driver, or whether I need to use the proprietary catalyst driver.  I'm currently running KDE 4.3 on a Mobility HD 2600.  No configuration of xorg.conf seems to allow desktop effects to be enabled (I've read all of the ATI/Xorg wiki documentation).
Thanks in advance, again.

Answer 1

Put this in your xorg.conf:
Section "Device"
Identifier "My Graphics Card"
Driver "radeon"
Option "DRI" "on" ## Eάν επιμένει να μην ενεργοποιείται το DRI, το βάζουμε επίτηδες.
Option "DynamicClocks" "on" ## Powersaving option
Option "AccelMethod" "EXA" ## Ενεργοποίηση του EXA rendering, για γρήγορο 2D acceleration
Option "EXAVSync" "on" ## Flicker-free Xv overlay accelerated Video.
Option "DMAForXv" "on" ## Εάν δεν ενεργοποείται το Xv, video acceleration, το βάζουμε επίτηδες.
Option "ScalerWidth" "2048" ## Καλό είναι να μπει για να μην υπάρχουν artifacts σε HD video.
Option "EnablePageFlip" "on" ## Special option για 3D δεν είναι απαραίτητη. Δείτε στο man του radeon.
Option "RenderAccel" "on" ## Ενεργοποιεί το acceleration για την κάρτα γραφικών εάν δεν ξεκινάει.
Option "AccelDFS" "on" ## Ενεργοποιείστε ΜΟΝΟ εάν έχετε ενεργοποιήσει το EXA option.
#BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Then, open a terminal and enter:
su -
touch /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi
nano /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi
And put this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <!-- -*- SGML -*- -->
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
<match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keymap">
<append key="info.callouts.add" type="strlist">hal-setup-keymap</append>
</match>
<match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keys">
<merge key="input.xkb.rules" type="string">base</merge>
<!-- If we're using Linux, we use evdev by default (falling back to
keyboard otherwise). -->
<merge key="input.xkb.model" type="string">keyboard</merge>
<match key="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer:system.kernel.name"
string="Linux">
<merge key="input.xkb.model" type="string">evdev</merge>
</match>
<merge key="input.xkb.layout" type="string">us,gr</merge>
<merge key="input.xkb.model" type="string">pc105</merge>
</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>
See the "      <merge key="input.xkb.layout" type="string">us,gr</merge>" line, and change "us,gr" it with your languages, e.g. "us,fr".
Then save the file.
If you, also, have a touchpad, you should do this:
touch /etc/hal/fdi/policy/11-x11-synaptics.fdi
And put there:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
<match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.touchpad">
<match key="info.product" contains="Synaptics TouchPad">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.MinSpeed" type="string">0.09</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.MaxSpeed" type="string">0.18</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.Emulate3Buttons" type="string">true</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.SHMConfig" type="string">true</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.AccelFactor" type="string">0.032</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.LeftEdge" type="string">1700</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.RightEdge" type="string">5300</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.TopEdge" type="string">1700</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.BottomEdge" type="string">4200</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.FingerLow" type="string">25</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.FingerHigh" type="string">30</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.MaxTapTime" type="string">180</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.MaxTapMove" type="string">220</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.HorizEdgeScroll" type="string">true</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.HorizScrollDelta" type="string">100</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.VertEdgeScroll" type="string">true</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.VertScrollDelta" type="string">100</merge>
<!-- Restore old synaptics driver defaults removed by Fedora/RH patch -->
<merge key="input.x11_options.RTCornerButton" type="string">2</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.RBCornerButton" type="string">3</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton1" type="string">1</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton2" type="string">2</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton3" type="string">3</merge>
<!-- Arbitrary options can be passed to the driver using
the input.x11_options property since xorg-server-1.5. -->
<!-- EXAMPLE:
<merge key="input.x11_options.LeftEdge" type="string">120</merge>
-->
</match>
<match key="info.product" contains="AlpsPS/2 ALPS">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
</match>
<match key="info.product" contains="appletouch">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
</match>
<match key="info.product" contains="bcm5974">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
</match>
</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>
For this you must have installed:
- Xserver 1.5
- xf86-input-evdev
- xf86-input-synaptics
- halxorg-input-drivers
This guide is written by Flamelab.
Last edited by apollokk (2009-09-02 09:23:11)