12.04 actually coincides with when AMD split the driver ( HD 5xxx/4xxx/3xxx were split into a "legacy" driver that is updated far less often than the driver for newer cards), all this makes far more sense from a business standpoint, they can't keep supporting old cards indefinitely. It's just not feasible. AMD is basically saying "get a new card if you want to use our drivers", kind of a slap to the face IMO. --c_smith <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 5, 2014, 8:31 PM Stephen Morris <<a href="mailto:samorris@netspace.net.au">samorris@netspace.net.au</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 11/03/2014 10:38 PM, Bill Vance wrote: > > Its been a little while, so I'll ask: Has 14.04 > improved to the point where it treats AMD machines > in a civilized manner? I wouldn't mind upgrading, > but I don't want to keep wasting my time and effort > on crap that won't work at all, let alone work > properly. > > Bill > Hi Bill, Just my 2 cents worth. What do you mean by AMD machines? I have never used any machine with a cpu other than AMD and I have never had any issues with any version of Ubuntu, or for that matter any other Linux I have used. Having said that though I also never use any graphics card other than Nvidia. regards, Steve -- kubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>