Thanks for putting me straight, I think I was getting a little overly pessimistic there! ;)
B. > On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 11:33, B. Bogart wrote: >> the radeons above 9200 are not supported by X. :( Since ATI has not >> released specs on the r300 chips. >> >> nvidia chips have x86 only binary drivers.... >> ati drivers are also x86 only. > > Wow, don't go too fast :) > > XFree 2D will work fine, including Xv acceleration. It's 3D acceleration > that isn't supported >> >> I'm still getting a powerbook with the 9600, but I will not be able to >> do much with debian. There may be a way to trick X into thinking the >> 9600 is a 9200, anyone had luck with this? > > I expect my 2.6 and a snapshot of XFree CVS to work with full 2D accel > on the 9600 Mobility as well. Sleep support is not in yet, but I'm in > touch with ATI for getting that done, I don't know how long it will take > though. > >> any way to support the cause and show ATI the value of thier linux >> market? (I've already sent many mails to [EMAIL PROTECTED], all they do >> is restate what we already know.) > > I have contacts within ATI, it just takes time for things to move on as > we aren't a priority, but they are kind and try to be helpful. > > Ben.
