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KingBahamut
August 25th, 2005, 09:50 AM
Saw this over on HappyPenguin...

Description: Proprietary Linux drivers for ATI Radeon cards

Changelog:

* Workstation Performance Improvement
* Improved Display Detection Support
This release improves automatic detection of display devices when connected to an ATI graphics adapter. This allows for the display device to be configured using its Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) or to manually configured.
* Linux 2.6.12 Kernel Support
* GCC 4.0 Support
* Driver Package Update
The Debian and Ubuntu operating systems are now supported by the ATI Installer Package Generator. Updates have occured to the SuSE package generation.
glug101
August 25th, 2005, 11:51 AM
Sweet! Unfortunately it doesn't affect me unless they also added support for the 7000 series cards :( (and the floor feels no colder so I doubt they did :) )
jyank
August 25th, 2005, 01:50 PM
Noticed this when that set of drivers was first released, with the installer it took no time to update and get everything working. ATI is slowly getting better.

Although, by the time they'll get up to par with nvidia, i'll probably have totally upgraded my computer and have gotten an nvidia card ;)
clapton
August 25th, 2005, 08:04 PM
I've got an ATI 9550 256 Mb :(
Dolphin
August 26th, 2005, 01:05 PM
I'll stick with ATI so long as they keep improving their drivers.

I've seen how Nvidia conducts business, and I'd rather not support them.
KingBahamut
August 26th, 2005, 01:11 PM
I'll stick with ATI so long as they keep improving their drivers.

I've seen how Nvidia conducts business, and I'd rather not support them.
Dolphin , Define please?
Dolphin
August 26th, 2005, 01:43 PM
Dolphin , Define please?

I've just been in the retail parts game too long and I've become somewhat bitter with their excessive marketting and trumpeting of the most inconsequential of accomplishments, their benchmark rigging, their attempts to get a monopoly by making alot of exclusive deals with devs. They remind me ALOT of M$. Alot of BS and very little to show for it. When I see nVidia logos IN my games, that tells me a company is more concerned with trying to convince people they have the best product rather than just working on making the best product.