Re: amd64: Sill No Joy (Mirror at 50%)

From: Jim Gribbin <Jim@JimGribbin.com>
Date: Sun Dec 04 2005 - 08:42:13 AKST

Have you checked out ati's website?

https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=27

The Release Notes do specifically say that the Xpress 200 series is
supported. Unfortunately they don't cover the older one in my notebook.

Jim

Fielder George Dowding wrote:

>Alas! I did another Debian amd64 install. It completed without
>complaints, but when it came to starting X, it hung (locked the
>keyboard) bringing up the Gnome log in screen. The screen choices did
>include 1280x800 which is the native resolution for the "Widescreen"
>display.
>
>I am going to try a couple of ideas (make sure the mouse is correct, for
>one) to see if I can move forward. The good news is there were no
>complaints about using the reiserfs on the root partition (which
>includes /boot), so that makes me happy. I am still looking for suitable
>Linux drivers for:
> 1. the ATI Mobility Radeon Xpress 200 series graphics adapter,
> 2. the Broadcom wireless thingy (it can do 802.11b/g and apparently g)
> 3. the Conexant internal modem (last resort in the field)
>
>Cheerio!
>
>

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