-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 04 March 2004 17:35, R.U. Deranged wrote:
Ok, now I really have no idea what's going on. ATI has removed from their website the new Linux Radeon drivers they released the other day, and as is typical of their lack of customer communication skills, there is no mention of it. (Why don't they offer user support forums like other major hardware vendors?)
The other day I downloaded fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.1.i386.rpm from http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/linux/radeon-linux.html?type=linux&prodT ype=graphic&prod=productsLINUXdriver&submit.x=7&submit.y=7
Now it's nowhere to be found and 3.7.0 is back in its place. So I guess this means we shouldn't use 3.7.1. Should I delete my copy? I'd ask ATI but I wouldn't expect their response, if any, to amount to anything more than a form letter rambling about something only vaguely related to my specific query.
I have been lurking this thread with some interest. I have a 9600 XT and am using the fglrx 3.7.0 driver and the km_fglrx 3.7.0 kernel mods. I have gotten it to run but it is flakey to say the least. It is obvious that the Catylist devs seem to have a different idea of how to create a XF86 driver. The problem as I see it is the disconnect between ATI and Catylist. They are not the same company IIRC. Catylist is contracted to build the drivers for ATI. I suspect, but could be wrong, that ATI probably prompted Catylist to build 'nix drivers and they have attempted to comply. But I also supect that they don't have anyone with a lot of prior knowledge or ability to do so as we in the Linux community have become accustomed to. The part that I find baffling is that now OS X 10.3 (aka Panther) opts for XF86 as an alternative to their Quartz engine. If Apple were to go to XF86 exclusive over Quartz then we might see a change. Another "hope" is that if Linux becomes (in their eyes) a viable market force then we again may see some improvement. Either way I would try to find a more direct point of contact to the Catylist developers rather than the default point of contact provided on the ATI website - frankly I don't think the care one way or the other. Perhaps if you or someone else finds this elusive pipeline to the driver/ kernel mod devs we might be able to get a little headway - and if one does find this please post it as well as the content of the any discussions or communications. I know I certainly will if I find myself fortunate enough to stumble upon this. Cheers, Curtis. - -- Spammers Beware: Tresspassers will be shot, survivors will be shot again! Warning: Individuals throwing objects at the crocodiles will be asked to retrieve them! If pro is the opposite of con, then the opposite of progress must be congress! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAR/7yN9r/ngHXpykRAj7MAJ9B6PDNeXyjV5Tx9lQ1AvTKMc4CNgCgnhvF 6NwSKH1AFrz6AuJzXlUHtuQ= =ksEM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----