So I could totally be asking in the wrong place, but from all the places that I've looked, this one looks as good as any.
So- From what I've read, the 9.3 Catalyst is supported up to the 2.6.28 kernel and x-server version 1.52.
My poor laptop is running an ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 and REALLY REALLY wants to leave windoze for the newest Linux kernel. The open-source drivers for my card are not sufficient for media, so I've been trying to find a way to get the 9.3 Legacy Driver working on the newest releases (kernel 2.6.31? and xserver 1.6?).
Since Linux and Xorg are open source, I figured that it is not outside the realm of possibility (for me anyways) to compile a version of each that will support both my card and the newer/sexier linux releases. Alternatively, if there was a way to repackage the 9.3 Legacy Driver so that it will utilize the newer versions of junk in an effective way, that would also be fine.
Unfortunately, I am just now getting into the wonderfully intimate world of Linux and Xorg, so I am not as familiar with it as I would like to be; as such, if anyone has attempted to do something similar or if somebody has some tips on where to start I would love some advice OR discouragement.
So- From what I've read, the 9.3 Catalyst is supported up to the 2.6.28 kernel and x-server version 1.52.
My poor laptop is running an ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 and REALLY REALLY wants to leave windoze for the newest Linux kernel. The open-source drivers for my card are not sufficient for media, so I've been trying to find a way to get the 9.3 Legacy Driver working on the newest releases (kernel 2.6.31? and xserver 1.6?).
Since Linux and Xorg are open source, I figured that it is not outside the realm of possibility (for me anyways) to compile a version of each that will support both my card and the newer/sexier linux releases. Alternatively, if there was a way to repackage the 9.3 Legacy Driver so that it will utilize the newer versions of junk in an effective way, that would also be fine.
Unfortunately, I am just now getting into the wonderfully intimate world of Linux and Xorg, so I am not as familiar with it as I would like to be; as such, if anyone has attempted to do something similar or if somebody has some tips on where to start I would love some advice OR discouragement.
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