On 03/15/2015 05:15 AM, Niki Kovacs wrote:
Hi,
I'm currently installing CentOS 7 on a client's Dell Inspiron laptop.
Here's the video card:
# lspci | grep -i vga
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
[AMD/ATI] Wrestler [Radeon HD 6320]
Most of the time, I either have to deal with Intel or NVidia graphic
chipsets. As far as I understand, I can choose either the free 'radeon'
driver or the proprietary 'fglrx' driver with this video card.
I'm not too worried about performance, since this will essentially be a
laptop for office productivity. On the other hand, I do worry about
driver stability. I vaguely remember having seen freeze problems with
these cards.
Which driver should I use for a most stable setup?
Cheers,
Niki
It sort of depends on your usage. For normal desktop usage, the
provided Radeon driver seems adequate and stable. If you have any need
for "reasonable" 3D performance, fglrx is a better proposition.
Like you I've mostly dealt with nVidia or Intel video. I had some
painful initial issues with the fglrx driver, but once I became more
accustomed to the quirks it was quite stable. The wiki at elrepo was
helpful. This was on desktop systems, I know the "portable" chipsets
used in the laptops are a bit different.
--
Jay Leafey - jay.lea...@mindless.com
Memphis, TN
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