From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NA5tf-00050H-J2 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:01:51 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2F816E0A7D for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:01:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-yw0-f191.google.com (mail-yw0-f191.google.com [209.85.211.191]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57E10E07A4 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:52:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ywh29 with SMTP id 29so2125554ywh.32 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:52:40 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=eHnYB42J8xlzPQsOXENcVQs/wGUJnAzr73xoFRsSFSg=; b=ZG/RGRQYaZ9kmGn404swHLjlp3brszGWx04lODIdn/5SlT1waP7MO+Rwv3k3j1eq9A wE8jDyRcvMDiJsHBxFpn0fVW1f1s/15YxILWoLzCYsOlc5/Vd8jN1517Y+wiwWKH+BYx 0RFnE4tUVqf1/s312JTzojOf1djbcbdy19WK8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=f6ISCn8vmYpo9LL0g1f3jGUM1Wv2PfqkhULAg7nnQzUx2M6YpKE0scsQk7rBVdrU6O jatLThpfMzbYCqU+FzEQ1g7CDoCZzS8QmGctqOYvB1/x9Q28NgHAeoJ8BIA3gH/TUZDP MB2mRVJGuM1caEE3JuqS1LXyYfcrGqq/b53T4= 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 Sender: paul.hartman@gmail.com Received: by 10.150.113.19 with SMTP id l19mr5732989ybc.239.1258390359927; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:52:39 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <200911151840.02343.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> References: <200911151840.02343.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:39 -0600 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 11920a25821c9798 Message-ID: <58965d8a0911160852x1508fe36sb247a7fbbe332efb@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Dell XPS16 for Christmas? From: Paul Hartman To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: fcfe985f-6f48-475a-be7b-b2f8d6395d39 X-Archives-Hash: 05a8235e06110a16e2c9866565edd08f On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Mick wrote: > I have been thinking of buying this laptop and was looking at the Gentoo = Wiki > which shows relatively good hardware compatibility, except for the radeon= card > which is now an older offering: > > http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Dell_Studio_XPS_16 > > The current spec on the UK Dell website shows 1GB ATI=AE Radeon=99 HD 467= 0 (see > below). > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > PROCESSOR: Intel=AE Core=99 i7 Processor 720QM (1.60Ghz, 6MB cache) > LCD: Black Leather back cover : 15.6" (inch) Truelife 1080p Full HD WL= ED Edge > to Edge Display > MEMORY: 4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048] > HARD DRIVE: 500GB (7,200rpm) Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive > PRIMARY BATTERY: 9-cell 85Whr Lithium Ion battery > OPTICAL DRIVE: Internal Blu-Ray ROM (Blu-Ray read, DVD and CD read & Wri= te) > Optical Drive > GRAPHICS CARD: 1GB ATI=AE Radeon=99 HD 4670 graphics card > WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY: Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g) > BLUETOOTH: Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > According to these links the RadeonHD driver is experimental: > http://wiki.x.org/wiki/radeon > http://wiki.x.org/wiki/radeonhd%3Aexperimental_3D > > Does anyone have experience with this driver, or better yet, this laptop? > Shall I buy or shall I shy away from it? I don't have one (I wish!) but after a quick googling it looks like ATI Catalyst drivers support the graphics chip and the wireless is a BCM4312 chipset. I think the rest of it should be pretty standard stuff.