Dell Inspiron 9400 with Ati X1400 videocard here.
I tried to upgrade from 8.5 to 8.6 drivers, and after some hours of various use, mainly in the office, i noticed some unacceptable things like:
- hanging when exiting from 3d accelerated screensavers (had to kill the apps through ssh connection from another machine)
- problems on video playback (mplayer worked, vlc and xine and kaffeine didn't work)
I reverted to 8.5 drivers, which had not these problems.
Now, i always respect other people's work. Anyway, i'm really starting to be really FULL about the way linux users of Ati cards are regarded, by Ati company.
I love this laptop, i love the fact it has a subwoofer (never heard another laptop sound like this model.....)
But if things go on like this, i'll HAVE TO start thinking about another laptop, obviously with an NVIDIA card.
At work i use another desktop pc, with an integrated video card. At home, i have an ancient desktop pc with a Celeron, and an old Nvidia card.
They work, for what i've seen, wonderfully. Never a problem, like these shitty problems i have since when i bought this laptop with the Ati X1400 card.
So, in the end: i'll watch this website only for solutions or reviews on the new releases of Ati drivers, but, I HOPE, only for little time.
For me: Ati no more. Never.
I tried to upgrade from 8.5 to 8.6 drivers, and after some hours of various use, mainly in the office, i noticed some unacceptable things like:
- hanging when exiting from 3d accelerated screensavers (had to kill the apps through ssh connection from another machine)
- problems on video playback (mplayer worked, vlc and xine and kaffeine didn't work)
I reverted to 8.5 drivers, which had not these problems.
Now, i always respect other people's work. Anyway, i'm really starting to be really FULL about the way linux users of Ati cards are regarded, by Ati company.
I love this laptop, i love the fact it has a subwoofer (never heard another laptop sound like this model.....)
But if things go on like this, i'll HAVE TO start thinking about another laptop, obviously with an NVIDIA card.
At work i use another desktop pc, with an integrated video card. At home, i have an ancient desktop pc with a Celeron, and an old Nvidia card.
They work, for what i've seen, wonderfully. Never a problem, like these shitty problems i have since when i bought this laptop with the Ati X1400 card.
So, in the end: i'll watch this website only for solutions or reviews on the new releases of Ati drivers, but, I HOPE, only for little time.
For me: Ati no more. Never.
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