On Monday 13 June 2005 21:23, Ubence Quevedo wrote:
I've had much success using the nVidia Linux driver because it just works. I've never had any luck using the old ATi linux drivers. Has anyone tested the newer driver?
Works well here (Fujitsu Siemens Amilo A 1630 laptops, SuSE 9.2 x86_64, ATi Mobility Radeon 9700).
How was the install process? Painful or Painless?
Can't really remember. Not particularly painful, I think. Might have been a bit fiddly, but nothing hugely difficult to get round.
I'm debating on getting a new card, but am on the fence on whether to get an nVidia based card or an ATi based card.
Both work here (x86_64 laptops, ATi as above or NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5700). Most people seem to find NVIDIA installs more easily, and gives higher performance, but I found the installation process had about the same level of difficulty for both. I haven't benchmarked either against the Windows driver for the same card, so can't comment on performance. -- Bill