[ltp] radeonhd or xf86-video-ati (atombios-support branch)

Alex Deucher linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:52:18 -0500


On Dec 21, 2007 10:10 PM, Brad Langhorst <brad@langhorst.com> wrote:
> I have a T60p with a radeon v5300 (r530 based).
>
> Looks like there's some suppor in both radeonhd and
> the xf86-video-ati driver.
>
> Stuff I care about:
>
> 1) clear, 1600x1200 display
> 2) reliable suspend and resume
> 3) 2d speed
> 4) open
>
> I don't really care about 3D at all.
>
> I'm currently using fglrx without its kernel module which does not
> satisfy 2 or 4.
>
> I could just try them out, but maybe somebody can save me some time.

Either radeonhd or radeon will give you working display and dualhead.
radeon also has support for 2D acceleration.

Alex