[ale] ATI closed source graphics drivers

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Sat May 7 08:32:20 EDT 2005


ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> On Saturday May 07 2005 00:07, Dow Hurst wrote:
> 
>>Do the ATI driver work as well as the Nvidia one?  I don't have an ATI
>>based machine to try on.  It would sure make choosing a laptop easier
>>for me or recommending one for others.  I just need to be able to
>>recommend hardware accelerated OpenGL based performance on a laptop but
>>don't want a 10lb monster.
>>Thanks,
>>Dow
> 
> 
> Yes. I found that ATI drivers have great performance AND there are no hoops to 
> jump through to get them installed. Distros like Suse even ship with drivers 
> that can be configured simply by clicking with the mouse.

But Suse does not ship the ATI provided drivers.  I thought that was 
what Dow was asking , but then, I've not had but one cup of coffee thus 
far...

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey



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