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On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Michael Hampicke <gentoo-user@××××.biz> wrote: |
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> Am 10.03.2013 21:48, schrieb Alecks Gates: |
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>> On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Michael Hampicke <gentoo-user@××××.biz> wrote: |
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>>> I use the ati-drivers package, and I'd say there are pretty solid now. I |
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>>> first started using ati-drivers with my HD2600 card card - as the kernel |
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>>> drivers did not support the power saving mechanisms of the card. No |
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>>> power saving on the HD2600 meant just when idling: 60 degree C and a |
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>>> power usage of over 30 watts more then when using the kernel driver. Not |
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>>> to mention the noise of the fan. When I bought my new HD 7770 card last |
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>>> year, it was not supported by the kernel, so I sticked with the |
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>>> ati-drivers. Everythings works as it's supposed to. Dual screen setup |
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>>> with different solutions, power saving when idling, 3D power when you |
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>>> need it (steam games), opencl works fine too. |
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>> I just bought a 7770 myself, and have been interested in getting a |
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>> dual monitor setup with ati-drivers. What steps do I have to take? |
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> Just fire up the AMD catalyst control center, configure to your liking, |
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> that's it pretty much. I do run gnome 3.6 - but configuring dual |
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> monitors only with gnome (via system settings) was not possible. |
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I noticed the same about Gnome. I did try it in AMD Catalyst but was |
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unsuccessful. Do I need xinerama support? |
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Alecks Gates |