tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post8132769611210632793..comments2023-11-18T09:37:40.568+02:00Comments on Funkyware: ITCetera: Hunting for a new laptop (part 2)Martin-Érichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00394315280689943764noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-12813021346393146172008-01-20T13:21:00.000+02:002008-01-20T13:21:00.000+02:00I heard an Ordi technician talking about some Asus...I heard an Ordi technician talking about some Asus Eee PC stuff, so I presume they might sell it in Estonia.<BR/>As for graphics drivers, it's definitely not AMD to blame here anymore. They have supported the making of fully working open source modeline driver, with 2D acceleration work going on afaik, and 3D to come. It is the distributions problem to integrate them, and a 6 months schedule with strict backporting policies doesn't really help there when the software world is going quickly and the schedule aligns with only GNOME releases. In fact AMD does more than Intel. Intel develops drivers, but AMD in addition also releases specifications without any strings attached - Intel has not done that.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the laptop hunting, maybe I can give some advice also. You know where to find me ;)<BR/><BR/>-- Mart RaudseppUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507173508664594545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-45386714250409680252008-01-05T05:41:00.000+02:002008-01-05T05:41:00.000+02:00Nobody seems to be selling Asus products around he...Nobody seems to be selling Asus products around here to begin with. Anyhow, I checked the specs and it's too diminutive.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, it looks like I'll go for a DELL D430, instead of bending backwards to get LG to play nice with Gutsy. :)Martin-Érichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00394315280689943764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-11400877253512370742008-01-05T01:08:00.000+02:002008-01-05T01:08:00.000+02:00Have you looked at the Asus EEE PC? If you want sm...Have you looked at the Asus EEE PC? If you want small form factor Linux computer that one might be just enough for your needs. The only problem is connecting a projector to it.Aigars Mahinovshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398816536449436304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-57250643207219396072008-01-04T10:41:00.000+02:002008-01-04T10:41:00.000+02:00Sure, it won't work because the Xpress 1250 (RS690...Sure, it won't work because the Xpress 1250 (RS690) support was added to the radeon driver after Ubuntu 7.10 was released. And the radeonhd driver is in universe. So you need an internet connection. The work on AMD's part is done (concerning basic driver support), now it's time for the Linux distributors to integrate it into their distributions. Fedora did it already.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323207673388006981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-39206041504647847192008-01-04T08:11:00.000+02:002008-01-04T08:11:00.000+02:00Exactly where am I apt-get anything from, with a s...Exactly where am I apt-get anything from, with a store demo laptop not connected to the network? If it's not on the live CD, I cannot use it.Martin-Érichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00394315280689943764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-89598941484357711922008-01-04T03:14:00.000+02:002008-01-04T03:14:00.000+02:00Oh, it occurred to me you were probably using a li...Oh, it occurred to me you were probably using a live cd. If so, installing using the "Alternate" text-mode cd and then installing the fglrx drivers before booting into X will probably work.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444720604540522971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-43140222127492617382008-01-04T01:09:00.000+02:002008-01-04T01:09:00.000+02:00"you first need to get to the desktop to be able t..."you first need to get to the desktop to be able to install anything."<BR/><BR/>Er... what? Maybe the average Ubuntu user doesn't know how to handle apt-get, but I'm sure *you* know.<BR/><BR/>"the conclusion is that Radeon chipsets simply aren't supported."<BR/><BR/>That seems like a premature conclusion. Even if your particular model requires some tweaking, there are many radeons that work well with either the opensource or the proprietary driver.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444720604540522971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-63406508777822071502008-01-03T17:45:00.000+02:002008-01-03T17:45:00.000+02:00Definitely not by radeon; it wasn't recognized. Ma...Definitely not by radeon; it wasn't recognized. <BR/><BR/>Maybe by radeonhd, but Gutsy has an old 0.1 release that wasn't even on the CD, because 1.0 is a rather recent thing.<BR/><BR/>Installing the proprietary drivers won't work, because you first need to get to the desktop to be able to install anything.<BR/><BR/>In a nutshell, if I cannot get to the desktop even using the VESA driver fallback, then the conclusion is that Radeon chipsets simply aren't supported.Martin-Érichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00394315280689943764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-50699568195279998922008-01-03T17:28:00.000+02:002008-01-03T17:28:00.000+02:00The AMD open source efforts are not that bad.The X...The AMD open source efforts are not that bad.<BR/><BR/>The Xpress 1250 chipset is supported by the X.org <A HREF="http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati.git;a=commit;h=f65374f5e15bfd391a1838a686cd87d3bab8043d" REL="nofollow">radeon</A> and radeonhd driver already. Try checking out latest xf86-video-radeon from git.freedesktop.org or use Fedora, which already includes these drivers.<BR/><BR/>If neither is an option, you can still install the proprietary fglrx drivers on Ubuntu.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323207673388006981noreply@blogger.com