[ltp] Re: New ati-drivers out there

Thomas Hartwig linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:55:31 +0200


I checked the new driver and the GPU temperature keeps still the same,
so the fans want to run almost always - SIGH. (T40p)

Thomas

Steffen Dreise - Saxonia NETWORKS wrote:
> http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/fglrx_6_8_0-8.14.13-1.i386.rpm
> 
> New Features 
> 
> This section provides information on new feature introduced in this
> release of the ATI proprietary Linux driver. New features include: 
> 
> * New ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Installer 
> * New ATI Hardware Product Support 
> * Linux 2.6.11 Kernel Support 
> 
> New ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Installer 
> 
> The new ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Installer makes installing the ATI
> Linux driver a much simpler and user friendly experience. The installer
> provides for automatic and custom driver installations. Further, the ATI
> Proprietary Linux Driver Installer provides an option to generate
> distribution specific driver packages. 
> New ATI Hardware Product Support 
> 
> This release of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver introduces support for
> the following ATI Products: 
> 
> * Radeon® X800 XL 
> * Radeon® X850 PRO 
> * Radeon® X850 XT 
> * Radeon® X850 XT Platinum Edition 
> 
> Linux 2.6.11 Kernel Support 
> 
> This release of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver introduces driver
> compatibly with Linux 2.6.11 kernel.
> 
> Regards,
> red
>