Re: Debian vs. ATI Radeon x1650
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Dave Witbrodt wrote:
> I'm using an old Radeon X1650 Pro to temporarily replace my GeForce
> 7950GT which died over the summer. I have been using it with the
> 'radeonhd' driver for about 2 months. The NVidia proprietary driver
> would not recognize my 1920x1200 monitor's preferred resolution, but
> 'radeonhd' always has.
>
> My understanding is that the other free software driver, 'radeon', is
> now more in better shape and even has initial support for kernel mode
> setting (if you have a new enough kernel, with the proper settings
> enabled). I have a new Radeon coming in the mail, and will be playing
> with 'radeon' and KMS quite soon! :)
- From your response I have a good chance that it will work with
"radeonhd" and possibly "radeon" as well. When I get it I will try both.
>
> HTH,
> Dave W.
>
> PS: I don't think I would buy a card that I could not return. What if
> the thing is DOA? What if the fan screams like a subway train? I think
> you should keep your options open when it comes to returns.
I did not explain myself clearly. If it is DOA or the fan squeals like
the Yonge subway on a curve I can return it. I cannot return it if it
works perfectly on some proprietary OS but not Debian Lenny -- not that
I could test it on the most widely used proprietary OS which I don't
allow in my house.
Regards, Ken H.
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