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Am 10.03.2013 09:54, schrieb Chris Walters: |
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> Hello Everyone, |
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> I have a couple of questions concerning what graphic drivers you use. |
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> Does anyone use the proprietary ATI drivers, or have used them? Would |
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> you recommend them? I just recently started using the ati-drivers |
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> package, but I don't really notice a difference - yes it does say the |
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> frame rate is much higher, but I am not sure it is worth losing my |
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> framebuffer over them. |
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> Technically, I lost my frame buffer because I am using an initramfs |
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> (initrd) because I have an encrypted root file system, and a separate |
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> non-encrypted usr partition. I still have not been able to figure out |
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> how to get either uvesafb or vesafb working through the initramfs. They |
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> will both load fine, before my initrd starts, then they seem to disappear. |
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> In case you're wondering, before I changed to the proprietary ati |
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> drivers, I was using the kernel framebuffer for my video card(s). Two |
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> Radeon HD 5000 series cards. I did have to insert the proper ucode into |
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> my kernel, but it worked. |
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> Chris |
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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. |