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From: Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] FYI - time to mask ati-drivers above 12.4 if you're < Radeon 5400
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:06:08
Message-Id: 1339412654.17898.3@numa-i
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] FYI - time to mask ati-drivers above 12.4 if you're < Radeon 5400 by Adam Carter
1 On 06/11/2012 11:26:56 AM, Adam Carter wrote:
2 > 12.4 is the last Catalyst to support Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000 series,
3 > so if you're using them you probably want to;
4 >
5 > # echo ">x11-drivers/ati-drivers-12.4" >> /etc/portage/package.mask
6 >
7 > And if you're not concerned about 3D or power saving, maybe think
8 > about using the "radeon" driver from xf86-video-ati.
9
10 What about googleearth (which had problems with mesa some time ago) and
11 what about opencl in that case?
12
13 Is there any chance to get an ati-drivers of HD 3000 which supports
14 xorg-server-1.12.x ?
15
16 Thanks for some infos,
17 Helmut.

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Re: [gentoo-user] FYI - time to mask ati-drivers above 12.4 if you're < Radeon 5400 Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>