[SATLUG] glxinfo Direct Rendering

[Matt Kinsel]

Thanks, Sean, for your input.  However, I don't plan to upgrade any time
soon.  I will keep it in mind, though, if all else fails.  I know DRI has
been accomplished with other ATI cards, and I hope I can get it pulled off,
too.

On 2/12/07, Sean Carolan <scarolan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/12/07, Matt Kinsel <mk.spacecowboy at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks, Sam, for not confusing the heck out of me.  That's an event I'm
> not
> > very fond of.
>
> My personal experience with ATI cards under Linux has been quite
> negative, especially when trying to use the proprietary fglrx drivers.
> If you have the budget and expansion space I'd recommend getting an
> nVidia card instead.  Although neither company is willing to
> open-source their firmware specs, at least nVidia provides a decent
> binary driver that is very easy to install, and that I've personally
> never had a problem with.
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