On Fri, Jul 08, 2005 at 04:02:19PM +0200, GOMBAS Gabor wrote: > It works for me using Flavio Stanchina's packaging. For 2.6.12 you have > to edit the kernel module source and replace the dev->slot_name > references with pci_name(dev) and you also have to fix the > inter_module_get() thing (I just commented it out as it is not needed on > my setup).
Well I am sure my boss would love if I could make the ati driver work on his Dell X610 which has some quite new ATI chip. I even told him to avoid the ones with an ATI chip in it. > NVidia and Vmware also have regular problems with new kernels when the > internal interfaces change. That is certainly true, and is true of all binary only drivers (and actually any driver not natively included with the kernel). > Actually I heard that the _design_ of the ATI driver is much better than > NVidia because they try to use some of the existing kernel > infrastructure instead of reinventing it completely. Of course the > actual code may be worse. The nvidia driver is WAY too big. :) My experience over the years with ATI is that I love the hardware in general, and I hate their driver bugs. Maybe some day I can have a bug free ATI driver, but it's not looking too promising. One without any major bugs would be nice as a start, but I am not holding my breath. Only major bug I have seen/heard of so far with nvidia had to do with xvideo on multihead setups, and well I don't have a multihead setup. Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
