On Tue August 30 2005 1:34 am, Peter Gordon wrote: > Claude Jones wrote: > > On Mon August 29 2005 1:57 pm, Claude Jones wrote: > > I'm running the Radeon 9200SE card on both machines - both machines > > > > seem to be running 3D. > > The 9200SE uses an RV280 series chip, which is well-supported by > the Free drivers which are a part of the kernel and X.org's X11 > server implementation. Just for the sake of my curiosity, is there > something special that ATi's proprietary driver gives you that you > cannot get with the Free drivers? I think, considering that GNU/Linux > is based on the principles of Free/open-source software, it would make > sense to use Free drivers where supported, right? :-O > This is the first time I've seen any one say that the ATI drivers included in the kernel were well-supported. Everything I've otherwise read has said that the built in drivers were lacking in 3D/Open GL performance. I am no expert, and don't know anything about the RV280 chip. But, I am in video production, and I was concerned about maximizing my video configuration for that reason. The only reference I have are the screen savers, and my anecdotal experience is that the video performance is visibly better on some of the more complex screen savers with the ATI-fglrx driver then with the one built in to the kernel. -- Claude Jones Bluemont, VA, USA
