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Problems With OEM ATI Cards And ATI's Linux Driver

Posted by timothy on from the workaround-workaround dept.

Doug Bostrom writes "Over at FlightGear.org, Andy Ross describes how ATI's new Linux drivers only seem to work with "official" ATI cards (made by ATI), why that does not make sense, and a possible fix that unfortunately would mean booting Windows, if only for a few minutes."

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  1. Sad by unterderbrucke · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "unfortunately would mean booting Windows"

    This quote examplifies exactly what is wrong with you Linux geeks. How are you going to convince people to adopt Linux by spending all your time bashing Windows? It would be anagalous to Juno spending all its time to bash AOL, and look where it has gotten them!

  2. Re:Summary is wrong by martyn+s · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    (sorry, cut & paste url.. never bothered to learn html)

    You've got to be kidding me. I've never bothered to "learn" html either, but I still know how to write a link. Knowing had a make a link is not called "learning" html.

  3. Re:... for those of you who don't believe ... by tanksimpson · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And if I pop my Counter-Strike CD into a Mac OS X machine, will it "just work"? ...

    Yeah, that's what I thought. My boring beige PC may not run a fancy screenshot OS like your Mac, but it gets the job done, crappy drivers and all.

  4. Re:It makes perfect sense by perky · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Your username says it all really: you haven't got the first fucking clue, but the MBA gives you license to spout all kind of shit. Hope your job in the (health) insurance industry is really interesting.

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