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ATI Releases AIGLX Linux Driver

Posted by kdawson on from the making-compiz-sing-and-dance dept.

Michael writes "A month after AMD released a Radeon HD 2000 'R600' Linux driver based on their new Linux driver codebase, they have now released another driver that provides AIGLX support used for Compiz and Compiz Fusion. In addition to this long-awaited AIGLX support, this driver also addresses issues with previous Radeon product families, performance improvements, AGP fixes, and added features to their graphical control panel. Phoronix has a review of the 8.42 Linux driver with all of the details about this much-anticipated release."

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  1. Re:So.. by rehabdoll · · Score: 0, Troll

    No.

    Atleast not 2.6.23.

  2. Open Source Drivers? by Inhibit · · Score: 0, Troll

    Let me know as soon as you find those open source drivers you're lauding over on ATI's site. Neither source nor the binary driver appear to be available from where I'm sitting.

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  3. Nice closed-source driver, where are the specs? by Trogre · · Score: 0, Troll

    This driver looks nice with a few improvements over the old one.

    However I was hoping to get their 3D API so we could write our own. When's that going to happen?

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