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lags and freezes on ATI RS880 [Radeon HD 4290] with new xf86-video-ati 7.8.0

Hi,

Since the last Xorg update, I've been experiencing lags and fatal freezes in several apps (ie : MPV, Chromium).

After some troubleshooting, it happens that the problem comes from the move from xf86-video-ati 7.7.0 to xf86-video-ati 7.8.0 on cards like [AMD/ATI] RS880 [Radeon HD 4290].

If you encounter a similar issue, the following config may be needed to fix it :

Code:

Section "Device"

        Identifier  "Radeon"

        Driver "radeon"

        #Option "AccelMethod" "glamor"

        Option "AccelMethod" "exa"

        Option "DRI" "3"

        #Option "TearFree" "on"

        Option "ColorTiling" "on"

        Option "ColorTiling2D" "on"

EndSection

Hope it will be helpful to some ;)

Cheers
JP

Thank you very much! I is very useful for me.

you're very welcome :)