Re: How will ATI firmware work?
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 05:38:11PM -0500, Karl Schmidt wrote:
> If I understand correctly, there will still be a firmware blob for ATI
> cards to support the advanced features. Is this going to be something that
> will go in lib/firmware or will we still have to build drivers out of
> fglrx-kernel-src?
>
> What should we expect the state to be when lenny ships (Sept-08++)?
>
> I would now recommending ATI cards (r300 boards) for any Linux users as it
> appears ATI is really supporting linux - not just as a after thought
> anymore.
I am waiting until I see working open source drivers without problems
before I would recommend ATI cards (I certainly won't buy any yet,
although I used to up until about 10 years ago). Until then I will
continue to assume that ATI support is as bad as it always was.
--
Len Sorensen
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