Re: [ILUG] Best Graphics card for linux

From: David Roth (david at domain linuxpunks.net)
Date: Sun 28 Apr 2002 - 21:44:43 IST


Paul Kelly <longword at domain esatclear.ie> writes:

> David Roth wrote:
>>> Anyone know what sort of frame rate a Radeon 8500 gets on Linux, vs.
>>>Windows ?
>> disappointing frame rates, as the 8500 doesn't support 3D under linux
>> yet :-(
>
> Even with XFree86 from CVS? I know 8500 was explicitly 2D only on the release of 4.2.0, but that was
> months ago. I assumed it would have been sorted out by now.
>
yep, as far as I know it's still 2D only in CVS as well.

There were some CVS commits from someone with an ati.com addy a couple
of weeks ago, but I think they were just general 2d stuff. But at least
is looks like they have someone poking around with the source, so who
knows...

Dave

-- 
/-------------------------------------------------------\
| David Roth:                 david at domain linuxpunks.net      |
| Web:                        http://www.linuxpunks.net |
| ICQ:                        4507133                   |
\-------------------------------------------------------/


This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.6 : Thu 06 Feb 2003 - 13:16:26 GMT