Re: [gentoo-user] A question concerning graphics...

[Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>]

Am 10.03.2013 09:54, schrieb Chris Walters:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I have a couple of questions concerning what graphic drivers you use. 
> Does anyone use the proprietary ATI drivers, or have used them?  Would
> you recommend them?  I just recently started using the ati-drivers
> package, but I don't really notice a difference - yes it does say the
> frame rate is much higher, but I am not sure it is worth losing my
> framebuffer over them.
>
> Technically, I lost my frame buffer because I am using an initramfs
> (initrd) because I have an encrypted root file system, and a separate
> non-encrypted usr partition.  I still have not been able to figure out
> how to get either uvesafb or vesafb working through the initramfs. 
> They will both load fine, before my initrd starts, then they seem to
> disappear.
>
> In case you're wondering, before I changed to the proprietary ati
> drivers, I was using the kernel framebuffer for my video card(s).  Two
> Radeon HD 5000 series cards.  I did have to insert the proper ucode
> into my kernel, but it worked.
>
> Chris
>
> .
>

yes, it is worth using them. Because of proper power management alone.
You might not care about framerates, but the open source drivers use a
lot more energy - for nothing.