Comments on: Suggestions for an ATI card to test the ATI driver http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44 GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, Culture, etc. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:35:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kartik Thakore http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-60 Kartik Thakore Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:36:41 +0000 http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-60 Even though old ati cards are not supported anymore, they still work really well with a hack. Here is a script that will employ them and install the fglrx drivers properly on ubuntu edgy. http://kartikhacked.blogspot.com Even though old ati cards are not supported anymore, they still work really well with a hack. Here is a script that will employ them and install the fglrx drivers properly on ubuntu edgy. http://kartikhacked.blogspot.com

]]> By: Bill http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-57 Bill Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:14:45 +0000 http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-57 The OpenGraphics Project (http://OpenGraphics.org) will release a 3D-enabled card that will have completely open documentation and internal design so that Free/Open Source drivers can be written for Linux. I suggest you wait a couple of months to get an OpenGraphics Card. The OpenGraphics Project (http://OpenGraphics.org) will release a 3D-enabled card that will have completely open documentation and internal design so that Free/Open Source drivers can be written for Linux. I suggest you wait a couple of months to get an OpenGraphics Card.

]]> By: Jeff Schroeder http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-54 Jeff Schroeder Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:01:26 +0000 http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-54 I happen to use your repository for my thinkpad T60's ATI card and am all about giving back to the community. Name a decent mid-range ATI card and I'll buy it / send it to you. Send me an email if you're interested. I happen to use your repository for my thinkpad T60’s ATI card and am all about giving back to the community. Name a decent mid-range ATI card and I’ll buy it / send it to you. Send me an email if you’re interested.

]]> By: albertomilone http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-52 albertomilone Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:38:05 +0000 http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-52 sxpert and Hub I use Nvidia cards. But I have started this project: http://albertomilone.com/driver.html In other words I provide up-to-date versions of the Ati and Nvidia driver in the restricted modules. I have 3 repositories for that. I can test the Nvidia driver but not the ATI one since ATI dropped the support for the only ATI card I have at home (in an old computer) i.e. 9100. Some users complain about the ATI proprietary driver (which I package) and I can't help them because I can't try the driver myselft. I only need an ATI card which is supported so as to put it in an old computer of mine (a p3 500MHZ, not my main computer), test the driver and tweak it (if necessary). I wouldn't use it for anything else (I'm quite happy with my Nvidia 5500 in my main computer). sxpert and Hub

I use Nvidia cards. But I have started this project:
http://albertomilone.com/driver.html

In other words I provide up-to-date versions of the Ati and Nvidia driver in the restricted modules. I have 3 repositories for that.

I can test the Nvidia driver but not the ATI one since ATI dropped the support for the only ATI card I have at home (in an old computer) i.e. 9100.

Some users complain about the ATI proprietary driver (which I package) and I can’t help them because I can’t try the driver myselft.

I only need an ATI card which is supported so as to put it in an old computer of mine (a p3 500MHZ, not my main computer), test the driver and tweak it (if necessary). I wouldn’t use it for anything else (I’m quite happy with my Nvidia 5500 in my main computer).

]]> By: Hub http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-51 Hub Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:20:25 +0000 http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-51 Wow, your card is supported by the free driver and you complain? Because that is exactly the opposite that should happen. After all the fact that you say that the proprietary driver dropped some hardware support and still cause problem to users is the real example WHY these proprietary driver are bad. After all, if there are problems and it is proprietary, why bothering to support it.... Wow, your card is supported by the free driver and you complain? Because that is exactly the opposite that should happen. After all the fact that you say that the proprietary driver dropped some hardware support and still cause problem to users is the real example WHY these proprietary driver are bad.

After all, if there are problems and it is proprietary, why bothering to support it….

]]> By: sxpert http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-50 sxpert Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:19:10 +0000 http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-50 If you'd use the open source driver, your card would be working right now. I'm using a radeon 9200 and it works perfectly, I'm in Google Earth right now If you’d use the open source driver, your card would be working right now. I’m using a radeon 9200 and it works perfectly, I’m in Google Earth right now

]]> By: albertomilone http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-49 albertomilone Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:42:37 +0000 http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-49 Alan Pope: Thank you very much. I really appreciate your offer but unfortunately the card is not supported by the driver any more. yoshi314 ATI X1300PRO is available in both AGP and PCI-E versions. It's not a cheap card though. Alan Pope:
Thank you very much. I really appreciate your offer but unfortunately the card is not supported by the driver any more.

yoshi314
ATI X1300PRO is available in both AGP and PCI-E versions.
It’s not a cheap card though.

]]> By: yoshi314 http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-48 yoshi314 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:11:44 +0000 http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-48 well afaik x300 cards are already pci-e (i got an x300se - it's probably the cheapest pci-e card). so you should go for anything lower than that. well afaik x300 cards are already pci-e (i got an x300se – it’s probably the cheapest pci-e card). so you should go for anything lower than that.

]]> By: Alan Pope http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-47 Alan Pope Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:33:05 +0000 http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-47 I have an old boxed ATI Radeon 9250 which I'll happily send you if it's any good to you. Unfortunately I couldn't see it on the ATI list, so it may well be no good for this job, but I thought I'd ask anyway. Cheers, Al. I have an old boxed ATI Radeon 9250 which I’ll happily send you if it’s any good to you. Unfortunately I couldn’t see it on the ATI list, so it may well be no good for this job, but I thought I’d ask anyway.

Cheers,
Al.

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