Hi. I am a quite new user of Linux. I switched to the open source world because I like trying new things and now I am stuck. So far all my hardware have worked out of the box except the ATI graphic card (Works out of the box in Intrepid). Now i wonder if it is worth the time and effort to install the open source driver.
As far as I understand there are three drivers to consider:
1. Fglrx, the proprietary driver.
2. Radeonhd, a new open source driver.
3. Mesa, well mesa is just mesa. (Now with 3d support?)
Right I am using Fglrx 8.11 secret beta that came with Kubuntu. I do not have any effects on because it makes scrolling very slow. My card is a Mobility FireGL V5200
The question is: How does Radeonhd compare to FGLRX? Is it a worthy replacement?
I use my computer as a regular user. I am happy with my working Kubuntu install. But is a switch to the RadeonHD driver will make desktop effects work and scrolling smooth, that would be great.
Thx
Harald
As far as I understand there are three drivers to consider:
1. Fglrx, the proprietary driver.
2. Radeonhd, a new open source driver.
3. Mesa, well mesa is just mesa. (Now with 3d support?)
Right I am using Fglrx 8.11 secret beta that came with Kubuntu. I do not have any effects on because it makes scrolling very slow. My card is a Mobility FireGL V5200
The question is: How does Radeonhd compare to FGLRX? Is it a worthy replacement?
I use my computer as a regular user. I am happy with my working Kubuntu install. But is a switch to the RadeonHD driver will make desktop effects work and scrolling smooth, that would be great.
Thx
Harald
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