necessity to use/install xf86-video-ati not detected
Created by: jfrenzel
I installed manjaro linux (manjaro-cinnamon-0.8.13.1-x86_64.iso) on a Asus X51RL. This machine has a "Mobility Radeon Xpress 200M" on board.
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RC410M [Mobility Radeon Xpress 200M] [1002:5a62]
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:1402]
Kernel driver in use: radeon
Kernel modules: radeon
MHWD created a file /etc/X11/mhwd.d/xyz and linked this to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90xyz.conf (sorry for the alias naming, i've deleted both files already). This file forced the xserver to load the module radeon.
The sticking point is (imho) that the xserver needs to have /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so in place (additionally?) to support this GPU properly. After installing xf86-video-ati my X worked as expected. Without it i just got a black screen.
Kind regards, Jörn
p.s. This was my first shot with manjaro. Good job!