[ltp] Debian + xorg, r300

Chris McDonough linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 01 Nov 2004 08:19:54 -0500


On Mon, 2004-11-01 at 04:42, Mario Giammarco wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 17:25 -0500, Chris McDonough wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I also had luck installing via instructions and scripts provided at
> > http://xoomer.virgilio.it/flavio.stanchina/debian/fglrx-installer.html
> > on Ubuntu.
> > 
> > Suspend/resume works fine for me as long as I don't enable glx (3d
> > accel) in my XF86Config.
> > 
> So what advantages you have with using fglrx drivers if you do not use
> 3d accel?

I suppose it's just that I *can* have 3D should I want it (I just need
to uncomment a line and restart X).

> Fglrx 2D is faster/better than opensource 2d?

I'm not sure.

- C