recommended ati graphic hardware

[Michel Dänzer]

On Mit, 2011-01-26 at 15:29 +0100, Sebastian Niehaus wrote: 
> 
> Xavier Bestel schrieb:
> > On Wed, 2011-01-26 at 14:29 +0100, Xavier Bestel wrote:
> 
> >>> I am looking for a silent card which works on Debian Squeeze
> >>> (xserver-xorg-video-ati version 6.13.1). Performance is not an issue.
> 
> >> I'm using an HD2600 under squeeze. I have updated the libdrm* packages
> >> to the unstable version (2.4.23-0.0), I can't remember why and maybe
> >> it's even unneeded, but otherwise I think it's all squeeze:
> >> xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.13.1-2+squeeze1
> >> xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.7-11
> >> libgl1-mesa-dri 7.8.2-2
> 
> > Oh sorry, I realize I forgot an important component: kernel is
> > 2.6.37-trunk-amd64 (from experimental), which probably explains why the
> > newer libdrm, and is definitely *not* squeeze. I needed it for the newer
> > KMS in there AFAIR.
> 
> Yes, I read that KMS support has been added in a post-Squeeze kernel
> (2.6.34 IIRC. Squeeze has 2.6.32).

The squeeze kernel has a lot of DRM changes backported from later
kernels though, it certainly has some level of radeon KMS support.


> Hint to ATI: I have to spend some money now. Perfomance is not an issue,
> silence is one. Money is not a big issue, open source drivers are.

I think you're preaching to the choir. :)


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