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From: mindrunner <kernel@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc: walt <w41ter@×××××.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gnome3 haters: you should try the new cinnamon-1.6.1
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:09:42
Message-Id: 507D6A35.3080804@ccube.de
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Gnome3 haters: you should try the new cinnamon-1.6.1 by walt
1 This was my thread right before switching to lxde
2
3 http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-928750-start-0.html
4
5 i assume that everything is correct in my system.
6
7 sometimes i use the one driver, sometimes the other.
8 both have advantages against the other one, but gnome3 experience is
9 always HELL.
10
11 (fglrx wasnt working at all for months with gnome shell) dont know if
12 this is fixed already....
13
14 On 10/16/2012 01:07 AM, walt wrote:
15 > On 10/15/2012 12:40 PM, mindrunner wrote:
16 >> 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI
17 >> Manhattan [Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series]
18 >
19 > Are you using the proprietary ati drivers? (x11-drivers/ati-drivers)
20 > If yes, does fgl_glxgears run okay?
21 >
22 >
23 >> On 10/15/2012 02:23 PM, walt wrote:
24 >>> >On 10/15/2012 12:24 AM, mindrunner wrote:
25 >>> >
26 >>>> >>Ive had soo many problem with gnome 3 (mainly performance), so i
27 >>>> >>switched to lxde.
28 >>> >
29 >>> >The performance penalty can be due to old video hardware because
30 >>> >both gnome-shell and cinnamon use video compositing for silly and
31 >>> >unnecessary stuff like transparent windows.
32 >>> >
33 >
34 >
35 >
36 >