Re: ati propriety drivers + etch = floating point exception in various programs
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Sven Arvidsson wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-03-29 at 21:42 +0300, metalqga wrote:
>> I can't use my ati radeon 9550 graphics card since I installed Etch. I
>> need the ati propriety drivers, because I need the tvout and a proper 3d
>> acceleration; things the free driver cannot deliver.
>
> If I'm not mistaken, the 9550 is using a RV350 chipset and should be
> supported by the radeon driver in Xorg.
>
> I suggest you remove the fglrx drivers, and install Xorg from
> experimental. (As you're already running sid it shouldn't be much of a
> problem).
>
Excuse me, he said Etch, not Sid and installing something from
experimental in Etch is almost sure to cause problems.
I agree with your point though, the radeon drivers may work well enough
to accomplish the tasks requested.
Joe
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