http://blog.gustavobarbieri.com.br/2006/12/08/radeon-xorg-wxga-lcd-tv-it-works/ a hacker analysis of life Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:16:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://blog.gustavobarbieri.com.br/2006/12/08/radeon-xorg-wxga-lcd-tv-it-works/#comment-31 Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:09:48 +0000 http://blog.gustavobarbieri.com.br/2006/12/08/radeon-xorg-wxga-lcd-tv-it-works/#comment-31 I don't need 3d, I don't play any games and while I like cool desktops, I don't like AIGLX that much... I want to have EXA, XRender and Composite working fast... and it won't happen anytime soon with ati binary drivers. I don’t need 3d, I don’t play any games and while I like cool desktops, I don’t like AIGLX that much… I want to have EXA, XRender and Composite working fast… and it won’t happen anytime soon with ati binary drivers.

]]> http://blog.gustavobarbieri.com.br/2006/12/08/radeon-xorg-wxga-lcd-tv-it-works/#comment-30 luizgeron Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:49:44 +0000 http://blog.gustavobarbieri.com.br/2006/12/08/radeon-xorg-wxga-lcd-tv-it-works/#comment-30 ATI has released an updated version of its proprietary driver which solves the problem with Xv: https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.30.3.html#182529 I must admit I've never used the open source driver for radeon, but do you get good 3d acceleration with it? Some versions ago the proprietary driver used to have some problems with xorg on Ubuntu, but now I am pretty happy with it.. ATI has released an updated version of its proprietary driver which solves the problem with Xv:
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.30.3.html#182529
I must admit I’ve never used the open source driver for radeon, but do you get good 3d acceleration with it? Some versions ago the proprietary driver used to have some problems with xorg on Ubuntu, but now I am pretty happy with it..

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