[ltp] Recommendation on graphics drivers for the W500

Daniel Castro linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:42:45 +0100


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I uninstalled radeon and fglrx and switched over to Intel Graphics from the
BIOS and it is working pretty well. Full 3D support, good performance, good
battery performance, plays well with dock/undock and suspend to ran work
like a charm.

2010/7/18 Karsten K=F6nig <remur@gmx.net>

> Am Sonntag, 18. Juli 2010, 01:50:37 schrieb Pedro Ribeiro:
> > 2010/7/17 Karsten K=F6nig <remur@gmx.net>:
> > > Using a T400 here:
> > > Intel is best, but on dock has no digital out, vga is good for
> 1650x1050
> > > but propably not more.
> >
> > Hi Karsten, I also have a T400 with intel GMA4500 and I have perfect
> > signal quality on DVI out using my mini-dock!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Pedro
>
> Yup, but that doesn't work on the dual graphic machines, only the ATI car=
d
> is
> wired to the DVI, I guess they didn't want one more multiplexer =3D/
>
>
> Regards,
> Karsten
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I uninstalled radeon and fglrx and switched over to Intel Graphics from the=
 BIOS and it is working=A0pretty=A0well. Full 3D support, good performance,=
 good battery performance, plays well with dock/undock and suspend to ran w=
ork like a charm.<br>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2010/7/18 Karsten K=F6nig <span dir=3D"ltr">=
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:remur@gmx.net">remur@gmx.net</a>&gt;</span><br><block=
quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc=
 solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Am Sonntag, 18. Juli 2010, 01:50:37 schrieb Pedro Ribeiro:<br>
<div class=3D"im">&gt; 2010/7/17 Karsten K=F6nig &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:remu=
r@gmx.net">remur@gmx.net</a>&gt;:<br>
&gt; &gt; Using a T400 here:<br>
&gt; &gt; Intel is best, but on dock has no digital out, vga is good for 16=
50x1050<br>
&gt; &gt; but propably not more.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Hi Karsten, I also have a T400 with intel GMA4500 and I have perfect<b=
r>
&gt; signal quality on DVI out using my mini-dock!<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Regards,<br>
&gt; Pedro<br>
<br>
</div>Yup, but that doesn&#39;t work on the dual graphic machines, only the=
 ATI card is<br>
wired to the DVI, I guess they didn&#39;t want one more multiplexer =3D/<br=
>
<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<font color=3D"#888888">Karsten<br>
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