I assume you're using fglrx? Because yes, fglrx has supported the 4xxx series a lot longer than the open source driver has. But since Baho indicated that he was using the open source driver, I was sharing my experiences with it.
Cheers, Michael On 22/03/2010, Andrew Benton <[email protected]> wrote: > On 21/03/10 22:00, Michael de Lang wrote: >> I'm somewhat worried about your components not being new enough. >> Proper r600 and r700 support is from, I believe, linux 2.6.33 with >> Mesa 7.7 and libdrm 2.4.19? Before linux 2.6.33, the support may >> reside in the staging part of the kernel, but I'm not sure. Otherwise, >> I wouldn't count on fast 2D accel, let alone 3D support. > > I've been using a Radeon HD 4550 with the kernel for more than 2 years. My > current > GPU, the Radeon HD 4870, has worked fine with the kernel for 18 months. I > did > have some problems getting kernel mode setting working, but there's no > reason he > shouldn't be able to get some 3d acceleration working (glxgears, google > earth) on > a Radeon HD 4670. > > Andy > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
