My OperaArch Linux (squeeze)
Friday, March 27, 2009 9:39:41 PM
So as a follow up to my last post, I didn't actually trim the fat. Durning an upgrade I noticed that the fglrx package had been dropped from the core repository of Arch. There are several articles on the web detailing the reason behind it, so I'm not going to into it. All I can say, is that I support Arch in this decision, and if it weren't for having an ATI Mobility x1400, I'd be using the radeonhd and staying with Arch.
That being said, I like rolling-release distros. They are just so much easier to maintain than those with a release schedule. I find Ubuntu breaks quite often if I try to upgrade to the new releases, and several other GNU/Linux variants have the same issue. Debian itself is not a rolling-release distro, but by using the testing version and updating the sources.list so they read "testing" rather than "squeeze" puts my new Debian box as a rolling-release.
Mmmm feel that Debian power?
I sure do XD
any who, for those who are using Debian testing/squeeze, there seems to be some problems getting fglrx to work properly, even when following the trusty guide provided by cchtml.
With that being said, there is a simple script that takes care of this for us, called sgfxi. A google search should turn up this script for you. To run it simply chmod a+x it so it is executable, then run it. If you'd like to keep the script on your system, I recommend moving it to /usr/bin, but that's all personal preference.
As always, happy hacking.
Pikles
That being said, I like rolling-release distros. They are just so much easier to maintain than those with a release schedule. I find Ubuntu breaks quite often if I try to upgrade to the new releases, and several other GNU/Linux variants have the same issue. Debian itself is not a rolling-release distro, but by using the testing version and updating the sources.list so they read "testing" rather than "squeeze" puts my new Debian box as a rolling-release.
Mmmm feel that Debian power?
I sure do XD
any who, for those who are using Debian testing/squeeze, there seems to be some problems getting fglrx to work properly, even when following the trusty guide provided by cchtml.
With that being said, there is a simple script that takes care of this for us, called sgfxi. A google search should turn up this script for you. To run it simply chmod a+x it so it is executable, then run it. If you'd like to keep the script on your system, I recommend moving it to /usr/bin, but that's all personal preference.
As always, happy hacking.
Pikles
