On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:09:49 -0400, Gary Dale wrote: > On 11/07/12 10:51 AM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:56:50 -0300, Ezequiel wrote: >> >> (please, keep html turned off, thanks :-) ) >> >>> Hi all: Searching in the Internet I've found a way to make ATI >>> propietary driver work under Wheezy. Of course, it implies to >>> downgrade Xserver to a version prior to 1.12. >>> Now I can wait fglrx 12-5 (wich is supposed to work under the new >>> XOrg. >> (...) >> >> In the Spanish mailing list, a user posted an alternative method to >> install the latest flgrx package in Wheezy (instructions detailed in >> this Debian's forum thread): >> >> http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=80708#p440494 >> >> Not sure what solution (downgrading packages or patching a library) >> would be better, though... >> >> > The problem with using AMD's drivers is that they aren't always current > with the latest X.org. That's probably why there is no fglrx-driver in > the current Wheezy repositories. Moreover, the driver will likely break > later as Wheezy evolves.
That's the usual thing to happen and not only for ATI but also nvidia closed source drivers. It shouldn't be a problem if these drivers were ready for the xorg version in place. OTOH, when using a rolling release (as can be "testing" when not freezed) recompiling the closed source driver installed from upstream sources is a must when a new kernel is installed. > I've been down this route myself. Eventually I just settled on the open > source drivers. They work well and are kept updated. The proprietary > drivers are just too much work when running debian/testing. IIRC, the open source driver still has some problems with powersaving. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
