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On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 10:10:31PM -0700, Deepak Saxena wrote:
> I've got an ATI Radeon9000 and to get full usage out of it,
> I need to install the ATI binary drivers.
I recently bought a 9200, which is similar enough to a 9000 for this
purpose. (Same way with the 8500 and 9100.) I wrote up some notes and
sent them to the list a little while ago. You don't need the ATI binary
drivers; it's supported by 4.3.0. 2D works without a hitch; it's the 3D
that's a little bit tricky.
I don't have a link to the message, since there's some weirdness going
on with the plug-discuss archives. I sent a copy to the main mailing
list for my old LUG (also PLUG, but Philadelphia), and a friend of mine
added it to the HOWTO archive that he maintains for that group. That
link is
<
http://www.clockbot.net/HowTo/BillJonas/Radeon9200/Radeon9200.Notes.txt>.
(I can forward you a copy via private email, if you'd like.) I'd offer
a little more insight on it (the tricky part for a newbie, if you've
already got X 4.3, would be compiling the kernel modules, if Knoppix
hasn't included those), but I'm tired and about to go to bed. If you're
interested in going this route, I would be willing to help. Note that
performance with the open source drivers isn't that good yet, since this
is the first version with support
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Bill Jonas * bill@billjonas.com * http://www.billjonas.com/
"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your front door. You step
into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing
where you might be swept off to." -- Bilbo Baggins
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