[ltp] Has anybody witten mails to ati for their bad drivers ?

[Adrian Pantea]

Maybe they need to be reminded from time to time 

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Subject: Re: [ltp] Has anybody witten mails to ati for their bad drivers ?



Tasmanian D wrote:

> Nils wrote:
>
>> Hello there,
>> has anybody written mails to ati for their bad drivers ? (e.g. FireGL
>> T2)
>
They know they SUCK.

>> Who needs a notebook driver without resume support ? This problem is 
>> now over an year old !!!
>> I think this is my last computer with an ati card....
>> Nils
>
> .
> Unfortunately not too many Thinkpads around WITHOUT ATI cards :-(

??????????? Almost all the IBM's use ATI Cards.

> Not only suspend is not supported but when I last tried with 8.08.25 
> TV-out was working only in terms of showing something on TV but not in 
> terms of showing something readable.

I hate the ATI drivers, SO I rather not use 3D. Anyway, why don't you create
a script to remove the ati module ; suspend ; and when back then load the
module again.?? I have no idea if you can do this? I do it with other stuff
that prevent me from suspending.

>
> .
> But well, we have X.org supported now, let's hope that ATI will keep 
> improving!
> .
> BRGDS,
> Tasmanian D

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