This was my thread right before switching to lxde http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-928750-start-0.html
i assume that everything is correct in my system. sometimes i use the one driver, sometimes the other. both have advantages against the other one, but gnome3 experience is always HELL. (fglrx wasnt working at all for months with gnome shell) dont know if this is fixed already.... On 10/16/2012 01:07 AM, walt wrote: > On 10/15/2012 12:40 PM, mindrunner wrote: >> 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI >> Manhattan [Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series] > > Are you using the proprietary ati drivers? (x11-drivers/ati-drivers) > If yes, does fgl_glxgears run okay? > > >> On 10/15/2012 02:23 PM, walt wrote: >>> >On 10/15/2012 12:24 AM, mindrunner wrote: >>> > >>>> >>Ive had soo many problem with gnome 3 (mainly performance), so i >>>> >>switched to lxde. >>> > >>> >The performance penalty can be due to old video hardware because >>> >both gnome-shell and cinnamon use video compositing for silly and >>> >unnecessary stuff like transparent windows. >>> > > > > >
