On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 11:36:55AM +1000, Brendan J Simon wrote: > Jens Schmalzing wrote: > > >>I did get X going on my PB17 once. I thought I had got to the bottom > >>of it. Now it wont work and it is the exact same XF86Config-4. > >> > >> > > > >Which 17" Powerbook? Among other things, Apple changed the video > >hardware with the last model upgrade. My 1.33GHz 17" Powerbook is > >running nicely with radeonfb from a 2.6.0-test7-ben0 kernel and > >XFree86 4.3.99 from Michel's dri-trunk packages. > > > > > It is the 1GHz PowerBook. > I wonder why they changed the video hardware? > Any known problems with the nVidia GeForce4 440 Go ???
There are no free drivers and there never will be (at least for 3D). But i guess this was not the reason behind Apple's choice. The Radeon 9600 Mobility must simply have been better value to them, and it is a generation newer than the 440 Go. That said, there are no 3D Drivers for the 9600 yet too, so ... Friendly, Sven Luther
