Re: Support of Radeon Xpress 1100

On 2/2/07, Thomas Ilnseher <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Hi there.
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> I'm planning to buy an laptop, which should run linux.
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> There are roughly 2 choices:
> a) Intel
> b) AMD
>
> while Intel (at least Centrino) has fairly good linux support,
> AMD's are quite a bit cheaper for comparable hardware.
>
> Now i want to know the state of Radeon XPress 1100 support in Linux.
>
> As this is only integrated Graphics, i do not plan to play doom3, etc,
> on this thingie. BUT i want to (be able to) use AIGLX features with
> compiz / beryl.
>
> I know that ATi has proprietary drivers, but i am reluctant to install
> proprietary drivers just for getting basic Desktop stuff running. BTW,
> ATi's prop. drivers aren't known to be the most stable stuff.
>
> So, the question is:
>
> Is there some degree of support for this chipset for AIGLX, or should i
> invest a few bucks and get Centrino ?

3D is not supported on any XPRESS chip at the moment.  For now it's
just 2D support.

>
> Or, are there any other supported chipsets known to be found on Turion
> X2 based notebooks (Via)?

There are some notebooks that contain AMD chips with supported
discrete graphics cores, but they are getting harder and harder to
find.


Alex

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> Tom
>
> PS: i'm not subscribed to the list, plz reply to SaTaN0rX at arcor.de
>

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