I upgraded from my trusty 9700 Pro more than a few months back when I got a new PC, and due to massive amount of progress I saw from ATI/ AMD, purchased a new 4650 (fastest card that offered a fully passive cooling option).
The card currently has worked great with fglrx since around ~9.3, my only compliants are some occasional Xv tearing, and lack of compiz/ Kwin4 effects (neither big problems).
I see post after post about KMS and even working 3D for R700 cards, so I want to switch to the open source drivers. While I could just take the plunge, I thought I should ask a couple of questions to know what to expect. How much just works stock? How much requires me to download and compile my own parts (Xorg, drm, mesa, etc.?) Should I consider it working to the point of as good or better fglrx (expect 3D) and fine for primary use, or should I prepare a secondary disk to try it out. My distro of choice is Debian, but this isn't a show stopper.
Thanks in advance.
The card currently has worked great with fglrx since around ~9.3, my only compliants are some occasional Xv tearing, and lack of compiz/ Kwin4 effects (neither big problems).
I see post after post about KMS and even working 3D for R700 cards, so I want to switch to the open source drivers. While I could just take the plunge, I thought I should ask a couple of questions to know what to expect. How much just works stock? How much requires me to download and compile my own parts (Xorg, drm, mesa, etc.?) Should I consider it working to the point of as good or better fglrx (expect 3D) and fine for primary use, or should I prepare a secondary disk to try it out. My distro of choice is Debian, but this isn't a show stopper.
Thanks in advance.
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