Re: [Mactel-linux-users] fglrx: to use or not to use

[Jonas P. <jon...@xm...>]

Hi Soeren,

Soeren Sonnenburg wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-05-31 at 23:54 -0400, Erik Osheim wrote:
>> As far as I can tell, you need to use fglrx with the C2D MBP since the
>> free radeon driver does not support the Radeon Mobility X1600 card.
>>
>> I would love to stop using fglrx, since it makes s2ram pretty annoying
>> (I have to stop X before suspending). If you have any luck with another
>> video driver for a C2D machine, please let me know.
> 
> well you don't have to load the fglrx kernel module. X will work without
> (though no 3d-accel). nevertheless the s2ram pain will remain...

Could you describe more in detail what the problem is? I agree that 
suspending isn't stable on my MBP C2D, but in reality it sort of works 
for about a week until fglrx freaks. I use Gnome Power Manager to 
trigger Suspend (to ram) or Hiberate (suspend2disk).

Note: I use a 32 bit 2.6.21.1 kernel with 
suspend2-2.2.9.7-for-2.6.20.patch and mactel-patches-2.6.21 from May 7.

ACPI only finds the battery some of the time and I just get one 
temperature sensor. iSight doesn't work (low prio) and ndiswrapper needs 
reloading about once a day. Hardly perfect, but I live with it for now...

I find that Suspend to ram usually fails in a better way when it fails, 
so I mostly use that although I would prefer to hibernate.

				/ Jonas
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