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From: "C Verboom" <cory.vm@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Xorg & ATi/Radeon drivers on 7.0-STABLE?
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On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 12:43 AM, Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> wrote:

> --On March 25, 2008 7:35:51 PM +0100 C Verboom <cory.vm@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > ...
> > The problem: there's no way that I can get a decent graphics resolution
> > like I was used to. The only one xorg.conf setting that resulted in
> > stable graphics was 'Driver "vga"' and 'Mode "640x480"'.
>
> Try the new radeonhd driver.


As I wrote earlier, I used the "vesa" driver and that worked OK for the X
server part. Have to install KDE yet (but might move to 8-current in the
meantime, as this is a trial-and-error laptop installation anyway).
Thx for your help!

-- 
Greetings, biped!
(c)ory