[ltp] T41p: APM & ATI fglrx

[Charles Gillet]

I thought that another reason to use fglrx was because it knew how to 
throttle back the graphics chips so the cooling fan wouldn't be buzzing 
all the time ... and not using as much battery.  Can someone on the list 
say definitively that this is or is not the case?  I *think* I'm getting 
longer battery life with fglrx, but don't unplug all that often.


-charles

Eric Benson wrote:
> Suspend using APM doesn't work with fglrx. I am using the radeon driver
> which works very well. If you must use fglrx in order to get TV output
> or 3D performance, you will not be able to suspend. If suspending is
> more important, you should use radeon instead of fglrx.
>