ati video cards - linux

[Collins Richey]

On Dec 8, 2007 8:21 PM, Kurt Wall <kwall at kurtwerks.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 05:51:35PM -0800, Kurt Wall wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 05:40:55PM -0700, Collins Richey wrote:
> > > Interesting thread that might be worth your time if you wake up in a
> > > cold sweat with intent to buy an ATI video card.
> > >
> > > http://www.sidux.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-7528-postdays-0-postorder-asc-start-15.html
> >
> > Hmm. "Unable to connect to the server at www.sidux.com." The name
> > resolves, so I've got DNS. I can't even connect using the IP address.
>
> Okay, now I can connect. Go figger. So, ATI is basically telling anyone
> who isn't using crufty code that their "Linux support" is a crapshoot.
> Good luck with that.

Or, another way to put it, ATI is a crapshoot. We have HP boxes with
ATI cards at work, and you can't even reliably switch to a CTL-ALT-Fn
and back to CTL-ALT-F7 without the card locking the box, and the
screensaver is a true crapshoot.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.