-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dave Witbrodt wrote:
> I'm using an old Radeon X1650 Pro to temporarily replace my GeForce > 7950GT which died over the summer. I have been using it with the > 'radeonhd' driver for about 2 months. The NVidia proprietary driver > would not recognize my 1920x1200 monitor's preferred resolution, but > 'radeonhd' always has. > > My understanding is that the other free software driver, 'radeon', is > now more in better shape and even has initial support for kernel mode > setting (if you have a new enough kernel, with the proper settings > enabled). I have a new Radeon coming in the mail, and will be playing > with 'radeon' and KMS quite soon! :) - From your response I have a good chance that it will work with "radeonhd" and possibly "radeon" as well. When I get it I will try both. > > HTH, > Dave W. > > PS: I don't think I would buy a card that I could not return. What if > the thing is DOA? What if the fan screams like a subway train? I think > you should keep your options open when it comes to returns. I did not explain myself clearly. If it is DOA or the fan squeals like the Yonge subway on a curve I can return it. I cannot return it if it works perfectly on some proprietary OS but not Debian Lenny -- not that I could test it on the most widely used proprietary OS which I don't allow in my house. Regards, Ken H. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkq9PisACgkQlNlJzOkJmTd3NQCdFKct7ktOkDCGbTdKM3qYSRvJ eeQAn1eNty/ce6eODBy8qzUCAP8wSvUi =eA+W -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
