On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:23:42 +0800 Paul Harris wrote: > 2009/9/15 Patrick Matthäi <pmatth...@debian.org> > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Paul Harris schrieb: > > > as stated here: > > > > > > > > http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/Legacy/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx?type=2.4.2&product=2.4.2.3.9&lang=English > > > < > > http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/Legacy/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx?type=2.4.2&product=2.4.2.3.9&lang=English > > > > > > > > > the support for older cards has been moved to a legacy driver. > > > > > > can we see Debian support for the legacy driver? I think this is very > > > important due to the extended lifecycle of linux computers, its likely > > > these old graphics cards will be around for quite some time into the > > future. > > > > > > This seems to be the only way to get hardware accelerated 3D graphics on > > > linux with these cards... right? > > > > Wrong. Legacy is only for windows. > > > > > Ah, which is why they state: > The Linux ATI Catalyst™ driver will only be supported in Linux distributions > prior to February 2009 for the legacy products listed above. > > So can we use the older drivers with newer kernels? Is it possible to > create a working driver based on an old release?
amd's plan is to transition legacy users to the open source driver (xserver-xorg-video-radeon/radeonhd). when linux 2.6.31 gets packaged for debian (which should be very soon), this driver will fully support 3d for cards up through the r500 series. mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
