[ubuntu-uk] Maverick upgrade

[Steve Fisher]

On 3 September 2010 19:50, Jonathon Fernyhough <j.fernyhough at gmail.com>wrote:

> On 3 September 2010 19:37, Steve Fisher <xirconuk at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Kubuntu Lucid64 (re)install.  Is xorg the problem?  Running cairo-dock
> and
> > Compiz on Gnome (KDE person normally but am trying to like Gnome, but
> still
> > not sure), desktop effects are not the end of the world, but I do need
> > compositing to run my docks or I get a huge ugly black rectangles on my
> > desktop.  Am not running cairo-dock in opengl mode due to horrible screen
> > artifacts.
> > Just got my machine how I like it so really do not want to reinstall!
> > Cheers
> > Steve
>
> If you have a Radeon 3000 or 4000 series you should be OK with the ati
> driver which has compositing support. If you have a 5000 series (like
> me :D) we're out of luck for the minute, so stick with Lucid (again,
> just until AMD get sorted, or if by some miracle the ati driver and
> mesa updates start working soon!)
>
> Can't you just boot a LiveCD, format that spare partition to ext, and
> install on that? Thinking on, the LiveCD should give you an idea of
> how your hardware will behave.
>
> Jonathon
>
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series, so out of luck.  Will try a live CD in
the morning, football time!

ATI was I thought an improvement on Intel GMA (how wrong could I be!).

Steve
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