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[Dotan Cohen]

On 06/01/2008, David Vincent <dvincent at sleepdeprived.ca> wrote:
> Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > As I must suspend to RAM and I need the fglrx driver (Google Earth,
> > and Compiz which is not just eyecandy for me), I cannot use Gutsy. I
> > believe that I may be able to compile a SLAB kernel under Gutsy, but
> > at this stage I'll wait for [k]ubuntu 8.xx and install that.
>
> Can you explain what about Compiz is not eye candy to you?  I'm just
> trying to understand.  I've flip-flopped a few times before I settled on
> the open source ati driver - purely because it lets me hibernate.  I
> don't need GoogleEarth on that machine so that was not an issue to me.

Zoom and Negative. I use those features extensively with my hurting eyes.

> If it is that annoying what's stopping you from buying a cheapo Nvidia card?

This is a Dell laptop from America. Even if I could get the card here,
it would be rediculously expensive. If it were up to 100$USD, the I
would of course support Intel or Nvidia.

> Anyways the problem is not that Gusty doesn't support your hardware, it
> is that AMD/ATI is unable to ship a working driver for their hardware.

And AMD has heard it from me.

> I'm in the same boat with my garbage x550.  I don't plan on buying ATI
> again unless they get their act together.

There are those who claim that ATI got their act together this last
September, and indeed, things do look better. Stay tuned to Phoronix.

Dotan Cohen

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