[ltp] Halleluja, it actually WORKS! (Re: New ATI Driver)

[D. Sen]

Could you send me your xorg.conf and the kernel .config? Also, did you 
configure the kernel for suspend 2? You might have seen my earlier post 
saying that I didnt have much success in suspending to RAM.

Thanks,
DS


Fionn Behrens wrote:
> On So, 2005-11-13 at 02:11 -0600, Mario Limonciello wrote:
> 
>>I'm shocked and appalled that this hasn't been mentioned yet on this list!
>>
>>ATI's new driver (8.19.10) was recently released.  It introduces the 
>>first support in fglrx for suspend/resume as well as PowerPlay.
> 
> 
> Heaven and hell, I cant believe it!
> Its not only there but it works, too!
> 
> I played Neverwinter Nights for some hours without a problem and it
> suspended to RAM without a hitch several times!
> 
> This is a fscking dream coming true. Finally!
> 
> 
>>Once you install it, you can configure your settings for Power 
>>Management with the provided aticonfig utility.
>>[...]
>>Combine this with CPU frequency scaling and this is the first time that 
>>my r50p thinkpad sounds like it does in windows.  My fan is off most of 
>>the time, and when its not, its almost inaudible.
> 
> 
> On my T42p I cant really tell if powerplay does better than radeons
> "DynamicClocks" driver option. The temperature readings dont differ that
> much. May be its 1 or 2 °C, but I am not sure.
> 
> this is a good day. Yes!
> 
> F.