ATI driver: which is the right procedure?

[O. Sinclair]

> The first one listed  above:
> 
> http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Feisty_Installation_Guide
> 
> This one I just updated a week ago when the new driver came out.   Follow 
> method 2 on this website to the letter and you will be just fine, works with 
> both KDE and GNOME.  
> 
> If you have problems running the commands "sudo aticonfig --initial" and 
> the "sudo aticonfig --overlay-type=Xv" in the Configure the Driver section 
> let me know--not a problem with the WIKI procedure, but the driver package 
> itself.   In that event I will post the /etc/xorg.conf file on this email 
> list that these commands automatically set up for you.
> 
> The big thing to remember is that anytime a new Linux kernel is updated on 
> your machine you must--read must--reinstall the ATI driver, otherwise the 
> computer will run the open source driver at greatly reduced performance.  
> When you download the package save it somewhere safe so that you can reload 
> it as necessary.
> 
> I have done this many times, and while it seems intimidating at first, you 
> will do this procedure blindfolded after a while.  ATI releases a new driver 
> about every month that I load manually.
> 

Larry,
I am rather content with the drivers in the repos so I just wonder if 
there are any specific advantages with updating the package? Speed or 
whatever? I am not interested in 3D Beryl for now but composite KDM 
would be nice.

Sinclair