From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1H4d8D-00087c-6H for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:04:41 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with SMTP id l0AD3Pq6006804; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:03:25 GMT Received: from customer-domains.icp-qv1-irony11.iinet.net.au (customer-domains.icp-qv1-irony11.iinet.net.au [203.59.1.151]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l0ACwt2Q026119 for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:58:59 GMT Received: from 124-168-81-8.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO moriah.localdomain) ([124.168.81.8]) by customer-domains.icp-qv1-irony11.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 10 Jan 2007 20:58:51 +0800 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ao8CAFpypEV8qFEIdGdsb2JhbACNPwE X-IronPort-AV: i="4.13,167,1167580800"; d="scan'208"; a="115793423:sNHT15284304" Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by moriah.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29A6A785D99 for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:58:50 +0900 (WST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at localdomain Received: from moriah.localdomain ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (moriah.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id qOtveI3mBuGM for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:58:48 +0900 (WST) Received: from [192.168.1.2] (rattus [192.168.1.2]) by moriah.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 388CF785BE3 for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:58:48 +0900 (WST) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ATI Radeon 9550 From: William Kenworthy To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <45A45BD6.1020905@verizon.net> References: <45A45BD6.1020905@verizon.net> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Home! Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:58:48 +0900 Message-Id: <1168433928.15197.17.camel@rattus> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.2.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 7588f9bb-9dfe-40ac-ae00-36044160a720 X-Archives-Hash: 9f2e901c92cd9dfb762683c17ca75800 On Tue, 2007-01-09 at 22:21 -0500, Sean wrote: > I picked up one of these cards today. Normally I prefer nvidia based but > I let price make my choice right now. > > Anyway, have had nothing but problems trying to get this thing working. > Found many bugs listed against the ati-drivers, and not having much more > success using the open source drivers also listed in the Gentoo ATI faq. > > Before I go much further, or post for any help here, have any others > here managed to get this card working on Gentoo, or should i just go try > and get an Nvidia based card instead? > > Thanks > Sean\ Works fine for me - radeon 9550/RV350. ati-drivers-8.32.5 with USE="opengl" Using it on a mythtv box with gentoo-sources patched with suspend2. Some versions of ati-drivers are very flakey, but the above version is rock solid with good playback in myth and no problems with hibernate to disk or other dramas. BillK -- William Kenworthy Home! -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list