From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Jbgxc-0004yF-OD for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:54:56 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 02AF1E0568; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:54:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from s15216962.onlinehome-server.info (s15216962.onlinehome-server.info [217.160.22.205]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7EDCE0568 for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:54:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by s15216962.onlinehome-server.info (8.13.3/8.13.3) with UUCP id m2IIssgD013421 for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:54:54 +0100 Received: (from weigelt@localhost) by nibiru.metux.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) id m2IIrplP030276 for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:53:51 +0100 Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:53:51 +0100 From: Enrico Weigelt To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] graphic card driver status Message-ID: <20080318185351.GA26077@nibiru.local> References: <1205757130.5566.52.camel@NOTE_GENTOO64.PHHEIMNETZ> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1205757130.5566.52.camel@NOTE_GENTOO64.PHHEIMNETZ> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Terror: bin laden, kill bush, Briefbombe, Massenvernichtung, KZ, X-Nazi: Weisse Rasse, Hitlers Wiederauferstehung, 42, X-Antichrist: weg mit schaeuble, ausrotten, heiliger krieg, al quaida, X-Killer: 23, endloesung, Weltuntergang, X-Doof: wer das liest ist doof X-Archives-Salt: 0550aa3c-770a-4939-b3e3-1117ea83247f X-Archives-Hash: 8b36735375a6f789b1dfb49d14681b28 * Florian Philipp wrote: > I'm thinking about upgrading my parent's PC's graphic card because I > have driver issues with their old Nvidia GF-2 MX which prevent me of > using the closed source driver. Try to sell it to someone who's dumb enough to take it ;-O > Now I want to ask: What's the status of the ATI drivers? Does the free > driver support 3D-acceleration on newer cards? Is the closed source > driver still such a pain to setup? Proprietary drivers always suck. I'd suggest not wasting time with them. For the status of the free drivers, you could ask the Xorg folks directly. > How about VIA or Matrox? No idea about matrox, but via always worked fine for me. cu -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce: http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions: http://patches.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list