Re: Why I left Debian

[Karl Goetz <kamping_kaiser@internode.on.net>]

Bruno wrote:
> On Sunday 29 October 2006 02:14, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
> ...
>
>   
> > > I 'll say that Debian detect correctly the hardware on my laptob (Dell
> > > Aspire 9100). Except, it seems, video card ATI Radeon x600 for which I
> > > had to install different stuffs fglrx and ati as it was not able to do
> > > 3D.
> > >
> > > But I'm not sure about that because I have the feeling that 3D support is
> > > in fact not included in the standard etch reposititories (but I might be
> > > wrong on this last asumption...)
> > >
> > > Bruno
> > >       
> > No, you are right, but as far as I know, it is NOT included by default
> > in any Linux.  Nos Suse, not FC, not Ubuntu, not Debian, not any I have
> > tried.
> >     
>
> Hummm...I'm not sure about this : in fact I just installed KUbuntu 6.06 on my 
> laptop and found 'DRI enabled' (in Xorg.0.log) which should confirm (correct 
> me if I'm wrong) that 3d is available.
>
> Bruno
Ubuntu ships Nvidia and ATI binary drivers (infact all of 
linux-restricted-modules-*) on the install cds, its installed by default.
kk

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