> The "old" radeons and the 7500, which is technically very similar, are > well supported by the DRI. The 8500 cards are supported by the latest > bleeding-edge code in the r200-branch of the cvs-repository. Good to know, so if it doesn't work, it will given time. > I have a 8500, and I'm using the r200-0-1-branch from cvs. 3D is quite > nice concerning speed, but far from being stable for my system. Apps > like q3a usually lockup within a few seconds for me. Simpler stuff like > gears, glx-screensavers etc. seem to work better. > Other users, however, have reported a lot better results, so your > mileage may vary. Hmm, a bit worrying but still good > There is ongoing development on all drivers, so I'm optimistic that > stability will improve in the future. I would be too. > If you are in desperate need of 3D under Linux, you can also give ATi's > closed-source FireGL-drivers a shot, which also work with 8500 cards. Good to know I have something to fall back on. How long have they been working on Radeon 8500 support? _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
