Is there an inherent problem with ati radeon?

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[chome4]

Hi everyone,

My setup: 64-bit, AMD Phenom XII, 3.71GHz, 8GB DDR3, Ati Radeon 5450 (<---the weak link so it seems...)

I tried linux mint 13 cinnamon DE which resulted in numerous restart errors after enabling 'additional drivers' for ati radeon HD4xxx.

Is there a problem with ati radeon graphics cards on linux? I read a few other posts where people were also having problems. This is slightly worrying as surely an OS should support any hardware, never had a problem in windows.

Maybe this is just a linux mint problem? Does this card work in ubuntu 12.04 or xubuntu 12.04 with the additional drivers installed?

I don't understand why a certain graphics card wouldn't work in certain desktop environments using linux. Is this not a crippling disadvantage to many users if this is the case?

Any thoughts are most appreciated.

Thanks.

Sam.

**edit** is it best just to use the standard drivers for this card? Will enabling additional drivers add anything other than problems? I do no 3D graphics or video editing, most demanding thing I do is watching an (1080p) HD movie.

Not a problem with the card, just not been tested during the creation of this distribution of Linux!