Re: Do ATI HD cards have good working drivers for Linux (Debian Squeeze in particular)

2012-08-08 Thread aditya menon
:30, aditya menon wrote: Hello everyone, I'm planning to get a new computer, and the one I really like is an All-in-one from Lenovo with ATI HD 6450 graphics. Does anyone have experience with that? I made a huge mistake last time by getting an nVidia Optimus card, it turned out

Re: What commands do I need to remove all vestiges of X + Bumblebee from my Squeeze installation?

2012-07-15 Thread aditya menon
, Bumblebee was not installed via Aptitude, and even after following the instructions to uninstall it won't go away... I can understand if it's not possible to help me with this info, no problem... On Sunday, July 15, 2012 9:30:01 AM UTC+5:30, Gary Dale wrote: On 14/07/12 09:32 PM, aditya menon wrote

Re: What commands do I need to remove all vestiges of X + Bumblebee from my Squeeze installation?

2012-07-15 Thread aditya menon
Hi, Kindly disregard my previous message - I've done a reinstall of the OS, and I'm about to start a new thread for recommendations. Thanks... On Sunday, July 15, 2012 7:30:01 AM UTC+5:30, aditya menon wrote: Hello! I have had to install and remove X multiple times using aptitude trying

What commands do I need to remove all vestiges of X + Bumblebee from my Squeeze installation?

2012-07-14 Thread aditya menon
Hello! I have had to install and remove X multiple times using aptitude trying to debug my graphic card. Now, I'm ready to give up and simply get X as it is. I also have tried the uninstall process outlined in Bumblebee's documentation, but it still tries to start up (I can see it calling

Do ATI HD cards have good working drivers for Linux (Debian Squeeze in particular)

2012-07-11 Thread aditya menon
properly with it (nVidia's fault for not releasing proper drivers). I tried a lot of stuff including bumblebee etc (which doesn't work but I botched the uninstall and it still lives on my computer) I want to mitigate that risk this time... please help? Thanks! -- sincerely, aditya menon

Re: Do ATI HD cards have good working drivers for Linux (Debian Squeeze in particular)

2012-07-11 Thread aditya menon
the summary would be that there are open source drivers available, they do work, but I may be violating licences - am I right? On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Ralf Mardorf ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.netwrote: On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 17:30 +0530, aditya menon wrote: All-in-one from Lenovo with ATI I bought

Re: Do ATI HD cards have good working drivers for Linux (Debian Squeeze in particular)

2012-07-11 Thread aditya menon
Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1342011376.2072.24.camel@precise -- sincerely, aditya menon - +91989309 - http://www.forrst.me/adityamenon

Re: Do ATI HD cards have good working drivers for Linux (Debian Squeeze in particular)

2012-07-11 Thread aditya menon
Thank you, *everyone*, for the very helpful and detailed replies! I am much more confident of that chip now. Looks like it's a Buy ;D On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 7:36 PM, CamaleĆ³n noela...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:30:05 +0530, aditya menon wrote: I'm planning to get a new

Re: How to install drivers for this nVidia graphics card?

2012-05-19 Thread aditya menon
just like anybody would have to. Only that vague error line (nvidia x no devices detected) was enough to get you started. Luck! Tom -- np: Vagon Brei - Praclarush Taonas -- sincerely, aditya menon - +91989309 - http://www.forrst.me/adityamenon

How to install drivers for this nVidia graphics card?

2012-05-16 Thread aditya menon
results in X failing to start. In fact I just re-installed X and now it refuses to start at all. So are there a set of commands I can use to simply install the driver? My primary need is to raise the resolution of the monitor... Thanks! -- sincerely, aditya menon - http