Group: comp.os.linux.hardware


Subject: ati proprietary linux drivers
From: anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl)
Date: 12/16/2007 6:10:05 PM
heavytull <heavytull@hotmail.com> writes: >my Gcard is an ATI radeon mobility X300 Congratulations, this card should work fine with the free "radeon" driver, even in 3D. However, the last time I tried the proprietary "fglrx" driver, it messed with the system (IIRC installing some proprietary version of a library in place of the free version) and it required a bit of work to get the system back to the state where the free driver would work. - anton -- M. Anton Ertl Some things have to be seen to be believed anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at Most things have to be believed to be seen http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/home.html

Subject: ati proprietary linux drivers
From: markhobley@hotpop.deletethisbit.com (Mark Hobley)
Date: 12/16/2007 11:08:13 PM
Anton Ertl <anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at> wrote: > > Congratulations, this card should work fine with the free "radeon" > driver, even in 3D. However, the last time I tried the proprietary > "fglrx" driver, it messed with the system (IIRC installing some > proprietary version of a library in place of the free version) and it > required a bit of work to get the system back to the state where the > free driver would work. Have a look at the troubleshooter: http://markhobley.yi.org:8000/XorgDRTShoot Regards, Mark. -- Mark Hobley 393 Quinton Road West QUINTON Birmingham B32 1QE Email: markhobley at hotpop dot donottypethisbit com http://markhobley.yi.org/