On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:31:11 +0200, C. Hurschler wrote: > On Friday 01 April 2011, Camaleón wrote:
>> > I don't think compositing worked either, but I can't remember for >> > sure. >> >> It should work, "radeon" is one of the most advanced open drivers for >> this task (3D accleration/openGL) :-) > > it doesn't. I'll post the log files and a better description as soon as > I have the time. Good. Any problem with the radeon driver can be filled and addressed in Debian BTS (Bug Tracking System). Closed source driver is another story... >> You can always get the updated closed source driver directly from AMD >> site. You will have to recompile by yourself if the kernel gets >> updated, though. > > I use Debian Stable because I don't want to waste my time compiling > stuff. When it comes to VGA drivers you can encounter yourself in a situation in that only the latest closed sources drivers work, so you are "forced" to compile ;-( > That worked well in Lenny with debian-multimedia and > lenny-backports. Squeeze is IMHO nowhere near as close to being a > production desktop system as Lenny was, but my impression might be > biased by the problems I am having with my Radeon card... With any new release you are: 1/ Changing the kernel (to another newer one) 2/ Changing xorg stack (to an updated one) And any of these can make you face problems with your VGA. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.04.03.13.58...@gmail.com
