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ATI
28 June 2006
03 June 2006
XGL 64-bit Linux
The XGL stuff works well on SuSE 10.1 64-bit.
Firstly, I installed the latest ATI drivers.
Then followed the instructions on this SuSE XGL webpage.
It was very slick and smooth and fun. I won't be using it long term though and have even gone back to the regular X driver for my ATI X700 card.
The problem for me, is that the ATI driver makes the card use it's fan all the time and it gets hot & noisy. Especially when you kick in XGL visual effects, like the spinning cube or fancy window movement.
I'm guessing that all OpenGL type interfaces will do the same thing and cause the card to need to switch on the fan. But it bugs me :-). I've seen it & it works well in 64-bit mode. But I've done back to the quiet driver.
Firstly, I installed the latest ATI drivers.
Then followed the instructions on this SuSE XGL webpage.
It was very slick and smooth and fun. I won't be using it long term though and have even gone back to the regular X driver for my ATI X700 card.
The problem for me, is that the ATI driver makes the card use it's fan all the time and it gets hot & noisy. Especially when you kick in XGL visual effects, like the spinning cube or fancy window movement.
I'm guessing that all OpenGL type interfaces will do the same thing and cause the card to need to switch on the fan. But it bugs me :-). I've seen it & it works well in 64-bit mode. But I've done back to the quiet driver.
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