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    ATI 5830 binary driver support?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by akos.maroy, Feb 11, 2010.

  1. akos.maroy

    akos.maroy Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got a laptop with an ATI 5830 card in it, and I'm sad to see that this card is not (yet) supported by the binary ATI driver. if I install the driver, I get a small watermark in the bottom-right conrer of the screen saying it's an unsupported hardware, and indeed, 3D performance is quite low.

    as AFAIK technically this card is based on the 4830, I wonder if the driver really needs something new added to support it. maybe its just that it is not listed in the driver as a supported card?

    did anyone make such a card work under Linux?
     
    akos.maroy, Feb 11, 2010
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    1ceBlu3 Notebook Deity

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    1ceBlu3, Feb 11, 2010
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    It does need an update. There are a few things different about how it interfaces with the system due to it supporting DX11 and so on.
     
    Pitabred, Feb 11, 2010
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