HD5770 bringup

Dave Witbrodt dawitbro at sbcglobal.net
Sat Apr 10 19:52:26 PDT 2010


On 04/10/2010 09:51 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
>> So I added xdm to the default start level, rebooted and I get the gdm
>> login screen. I'm up and running. (Well, sort of. No mouse and
>> keyboard but that probably isn't anything serious. Says it cannot find
>> the evdev driver...)
>>
> <SNIP>
>
> This was an ABI mismatch. Recompiled the evdev driver and away I go.
> This is my first email from the new machine.
>
> Radeon HD 5770 up and running!

Cool!  As was the case for me, the DVI cable worked perfectly with 
Evergreen.  Still don't understand why the manufacturer of my new 
monitor didn't include DVI inputs; if they had, I'd be leaving my HD5750 
installed all of the time.


Congrats,
Dave W.


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