[ltp] Has anybody witten mails to ati for their bad drivers ?

Hamie linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:35:11 +0000


Nils wrote:

>Hello there,
>has anybody written mails to ati for their bad drivers ? (e.g. FireGL T2)
>Who needs a notebook driver without resume support ? This problem is now over 
>an year old !!!
>I think this is my last computer with an ati card....
>Nils
>  
>


I not only wrote emails, I even raised an offical problem ticket.

I also raised a ticket recently about their support of my Saphire 9600 
(Mobility Radeon rv350 M10, alsmot the same chipset). They closed it. I 
re-opened it. They closed again agin with a rather short note saying 
they didn't really care because they only support Linux out of the 
goodness of their heart & that's all.

The response I got from them on that one is appended below...

***************

We have responded to your issue.

Solution: 	

The Linux drivers available from ATI are provide are "as is". You may be 
able to get further assistance from the Linux community at the links below:


http://www.linux.org/help/index.html
http://www.linuxdoc.org/
http://www.xfree86.org/

<http://www.xfree86.org/>

To report issues with Linux drivers you can submit an online ticket 
using the “Linux Driver Feedback” Category, and your report will be 
received and reviewed/tested by our driver team.


Now why the include the "To report issues with Linux drivers you can 
submit an online ticket..." bit I have no idea. I would surmise based on 
the responses I've have from them ove rthis that they just don't really 
care...

H