ubuntu-ca Digest, Vol 92, Issue 1

[Eric]

AMD's driver went opensource a while back
used to be fglrx, havent gotten that far this time yet
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI


On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 12:22 AM, gord campbell <gordc2005 at velcom.ca> wrote:

> Previous versions included linux-headers-generic, I think. Nouveau is
> what I get if I don't install a proprietary driver.
>
> I thought my problems were over, then Ubuntu 12.10 locked up on me twice
> in 12 hours. That's it for me: I will run Mint 13 (64-bit with Cinnamon)
> and boot Ubuntu 12.10 if I really must, for my column in Full Circle
> Magazine.
>
> My (2010) laptop has ATI video, and Ubuntu 12.10 doesn't offer a
> proprietary driver.
>
>
> On Fri, 2012-11-02 at 12:00 +0000, ubuntu-ca-request at lists.ubuntu.com
> wrote:
> > Heh. Learn something new every time.
> > I hadn't tried the Nouveau drivers(9600GSO, kept flatlining the system
> > on
> > either closed or nothing-additional drivers), so that's interesting.
> > Now
> > that has me wondering if linux-headers-generic was installed on that
> > build(nuked it a while back, ordered an ATI out of frustration).
> >
> >
>
>
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