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From: "Jerônimo Backes" <germanobax@×××××××××.br>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ATI and Linux
Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 00:16:00
Message-Id: 445E8A4C.4060809@yahoo.com.br
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] ATI and Linux by JimD
1 > Are they stable and pretty easy to use/install? Any problems with
2 > games? How about commercial OpenGL games ported to Linux like Call of
3 > Duty and Doom 3?
4 They are a pain in the ass! Worse than childbirth or a golf ball inside
5 your kidneys.
6 Problems with games? After all that pain, there is no significant
7 problems. But the drivers tend to be slower than on Windows.
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10 > I am asking because Newegg has some nice deals on ATI X1600 series
11 > starting at $99 USD:
12 >
13 The cheaper can cost you more that you imagine.
14 > Do the proprietary ATI Linux drivers have *all* of the features that
15 > the proprietary ATI Windows drivers have?
16 NO! (expand the fontsize to 100 pt or something to get the meaning)
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18 ATI support for linux is the crapiest thing on earth!
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Re: [gentoo-user] ATI and Linux JimD <Jim@×××××××××××××××××.org>