Hi there,
Not so long ago I have downloaded Ubuntu [b]9.10[/b] (this isn't a rant about the OS and such).
I have a pretty "old" laptop, it's MSI VR610X with Radeon X1250. When I have installed the OS, I was happy cause I knew that it would be supported - sadly it's now in legacy with Linux propertiary drivers. The opensource drivers are (sadly) crap (no offense to the developers). GLXGears run @ about 50fps on 1024x768.
TBH, I don't know why AMD made it propertiary - the opensource drivers ain't gonna be better IMHO.
(Ubuntu 9.04 worked fine...)
Did you encounter this shit with your GPU?
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Back in the 4000 series cards, AMD went "fuck linux, nobody uses it anyways", released some opensource drivers, and left it to die.
I'm not so familiar with linux, but a friend of mine told me there's websites for downloading optimized drivers for linux, including ATi drivers, so atleast there excists better alternatives for linux.
I didn't have any problems with AMD drivers on my laptop. Soundcard on the other hand..
[QUOTE=Pery;20916503]Hi there,
Not so long ago I have downloaded Ubuntu [B]9.10[/B] (this isn't a rant about the OS and such).
I have a pretty "old" laptop, it's MSI VR610X with Radeon X1250. When I have installed the OS, I was happy cause I knew that it would be supported - sadly it's now in legacy with Linux propertiary drivers. The opensource drivers are (sadly) crap (no offense to the developers). GLXGears run @ about 50fps on 1024x768.
TBH, I don't know why AMD made it propertiary - the opensource drivers ain't gonna be better IMHO.
(Ubuntu 9.04 worked fine...)
Did you encounter this shit with your GPU?[/QUOTE]
Actually for everything but 3D, the open drivers are vastly superior to the shitty proprietary driver. And 3D is rapidly catching up.
Ubunut 10.04 will have a much more recent driver, and it'll be much better than 9.10 with regard to the open radeon driver.
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I have a Radeon 4850 which is still supported by the proprietary driver, and I wouldn't touch that shit.
