via_ati_questions

[Alex Deucher]

On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Doug Lasse <yeaohyeaoh3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm writing to you cause I have several questions about my 2 graphics card
> which are VIA K8N800/K8M800/K8N800A Unichrome Pro IGP and ATI Radeon 8500.
>
> For my VIA : I've tried openchrome and proprietary via driver but without
> any success. Is there an old openchrome I could download ? Cause the link at
> freedesktop.org seems to be dead.
>
> For my Radeon : I've all the fglrx I could (olders and newers) but none work
> fine. So I tried with the generic driver radeon : but I works fine but only
> without hardware acceleration : neither 2D nor 3D.
> I know there's a radeon or fglrx which could suit me perfectly cause I tried
> Mandriva 2006 or 2010 and I had 3D acceleration working perfectly : prove :
> Neverball was more than ok for graphicals.
>
> If the drivers method doesn't work at all I'd like to downgrade xorg : could
> you please tell me how to do it properly without breaking the kernel ?
>
> I've tried many methods and know I'm bored so I ask to you : who can be more
> qualifified than a developper to answer me and show me the right way ?

The open source radeon driver should work out of the box an most
distros.  Nothing extra to install.  If you are using debian, make
sure to install the firmware packages.

Alex


>
> Thanks a lot in advance for you answer.
>
> Regards, Doug.
>
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