| 2009/5/21-26 [Computer/HW/Display] UID:53024 Activity:nil | 5/20 Linux question. my laptop has a Nvidia 8400M GS chipset. For a
while I was excited about the fact that Nvidia actually has
Linux driver for such. But after I used it for about 2-3
weeks, I realize that this Nvidia driver is the reason why my
Ubuntu is keep crashing. I would like to swtich to a
open-source driver, idealy, capable of leveraging some degree
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| 2009/1/20-26 [Computer/SW/OS, Computer/HW/Display, Computer/SW/OS/Linux] UID:52419 Activity:kinda low | 1/20 when I do "cat /proc/sys/kernel/tainted"
I got a single number "1"
what does this mean?
\_ I think this refers to whether you've got any non-open-source drivers
loaded, but I'm not sure.
\_ I think this refers to whether you've got any non-open-source
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| 2008/5/27-30 [Computer/HW/Display] UID:50061 Activity:nil | 5/26 I seem to recall that ATI was going to open-source it's drivers
does anyone know if the ATI drivers for Linux still suck?
\_ Do the drivers suck or are they just binary only?
\_ Last I checked (~6 months), they didn't support rotation, and I
couldn't find any indication that they planned to do so. That's
the only thing I really care about, so I can't say if they suck
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| 2007/8/2-3 [Computer/HW/Display] UID:47508 Activity:moderate | 8/2 Does anyone know if ATI or NVIDIA is currently trouncing the other?
I use Linux, so I pretty much only see NVIDIA around, but it seems like
people must still be buying ATI...
\_ What do you use the nvidia stuff for in Linux?
\_ TuxRacer (AKA Planet Penguin Racer)
\_ Beryl
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| 2006/4/30-5/2 [Computer/HW/Display] UID:42865 Activity:low | 4/30 ATI is teh suck.
\_ Agreed. --michener
\_ ATI has decent support. Driver/sw updates are easy to get.
I have the ATI All In Wonder 8500 and I'm pretty happy with it.
What's wrong with your ATI card?
\_ 1. I bought a peripheral from them that refused to install out
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| 2006/4/22-24 [Computer/HW/Display] UID:42799 Activity:nil | 4/21 Any sodans at nVidia?
\_ And if so, can you tell me any news on when your drivers will get
the ability to use FSAA with framebuffer objects (FBOs)? -!pp
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| 2006/1/11-13 [Computer/HW/CPU] UID:41333 Activity:kinda low | 1/11 Anyone knows what happens to Apple's chipset design team
now that the Intel Macs are official?
\_ Who says Apple still wouldn't be using their own chipsets for
Intel chips? And wouldn't it be likely that the x86 version of
Mac OS X would require, say, an Apple chipset to prevent it from
running on non-Apple hardware?
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