[ltp] T42 fglrx driver with debian squeeze

[David Griffith]

On Sat, 15 Oct 2011, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Oct 2011, David Griffith wrote:
>> had before I upgraded to Squeeze.  I was hoping to figure out some
>> way to get the old binary driver installed.  If that's not doable,
>
> Old fglrx has way too many bugs, it will cause problems.
>
>> how can I get this latest open source driver without shifting my
>> entire machine to testing or unstable?
>
> You need a new kernel (or one with the DRM/KMS stuff backported), and also a
> backport of the x.org drivers and of mesa.
>
> Maybe someone has done that and will reply with step-by-step instructions
> for you.

Suppose I bite the bullet and shift my machine to the testing branch. 
Would that get the me the new kernel and drivers of which you speak?

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David Griffith
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