ATI-Horror
Friday, 21. December 2007, 08:21:23
When I am installing a linux system there are 3 cruxial points that need to be fullfilled before I feel comfortable and can do the tuning & tweaking.
1. I need network connection. Without a connection to the internet you cannot questionning google. Google is the linux best friend. He knows everything and has everything.
2. Sound. I need this background noise like a drug to work on linux. Without I am in a state of alert and have the feeling that the system is broken.
3. 3D-Acceleration. Nvidia-cards are nice pets for linux users. I know what I am talking about. On my desktop system I always use Nvidia. Unfortunately not all of my friends
A time ago I tried to install Suse on such a system. Unfortunately I did not get the acceleration working, but after a few months the card stops his work for ever
I begged him to buy this time a Nvidia-card but he did not listen to my arguments and bought an "ATI Radeon HD 2600"
He said he got this card 100 Euro cheaper than a nvidia card of the same performance. Yesterday I tried hours and hours to get the acceleration working but again I lost the battle.
Conclusion : ATI ist the best way to get grey hairs, hate Linux and waste time & money. Better pay a few bucks more and support that way the developing of a working driver than play the cheap argument and have nothing at all...As long as open source drivers are not really an alternative I can only recommand linux users to avoid ATI or to pray that AMD will force ATI to wake up and do their homeworks...
1. I need network connection. Without a connection to the internet you cannot questionning google. Google is the linux best friend. He knows everything and has everything.
2. Sound. I need this background noise like a drug to work on linux. Without I am in a state of alert and have the feeling that the system is broken.
3. 3D-Acceleration. Nvidia-cards are nice pets for linux users. I know what I am talking about. On my desktop system I always use Nvidia. Unfortunately not all of my friends
A time ago I tried to install Suse on such a system. Unfortunately I did not get the acceleration working, but after a few months the card stops his work for ever
I begged him to buy this time a Nvidia-card but he did not listen to my arguments and bought an "ATI Radeon HD 2600"He said he got this card 100 Euro cheaper than a nvidia card of the same performance. Yesterday I tried hours and hours to get the acceleration working but again I lost the battle.
Conclusion : ATI ist the best way to get grey hairs, hate Linux and waste time & money. Better pay a few bucks more and support that way the developing of a working driver than play the cheap argument and have nothing at all...As long as open source drivers are not really an alternative I can only recommand linux users to avoid ATI or to pray that AMD will force ATI to wake up and do their homeworks...
