On 09/23/2010 05:43 PM, Graham Anderson wrote:
On Thursday 23 September 2010 23:39:08 Vadym Krevs wrote:
Personally, I find it unbelievable that openSUSE kernel team would release a minor kernel upgrade that would screw up all users of the ATI binary driver. IMHO, this could have been handled differently. E.g., the updated kernel could have been released once an updated ATI driver was available. This kernel update fixed a serious security issue, you would have people with vulnerable systems wait for a fix to proprietary graphics drivers before they could have secure systems?
As to a patch - well, it is easy to find and apply, if you're a software engineer like myself. What about the average Joe user ... So much for the strategy statement: "The target users of the openSUSE distribution are people who need to get work done and want something *stable* and usable for their every day needs." Do the open source drivers work with this kernel update?
No.
I don't want to turn this into a pissing contest, but I thought it was generally accepted that if you are prepared to use proprietary drivers, and want some semblance of driver stability, then using an Nvidia card on Linux was the sane thing to do?
Unfortunately users don't always have the choice to choose Nvidia. In my case, my employer provided a desktop with an embedded ATI Radeon HD 3450. I can live with miserable GUI performance, or I can purchase Nvidia with my own funds, or I can load Win-7. I think I'll take the use-my-own-money route, but it is a frustrating situation nevertheless. Regards, Lew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org