On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 21:19:12 -0500,
Michael Semcheski <mhsemcheski(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:07 AM, Robert P. J. Day
<rpjday(a)crashcourse.ca> wrote:
> is there anything i should know about linux compatibility with
> the following:
>
> * 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon 3450 video
I recently ditched an old Radeon 9200SE for a cheap nVidia card,
because the ATI drivers are so bad. This might be because the Radeon
9200SE is relatively old, but I'm way happier with nvidia, and will
avoid ATI because of the drivers.
Which driver were you using? I have a 9200 (not the SE, though) and the
only problem I have is related to the attached monitor not doing EDID.
I use the radeon driver that comes with Fedora. I used to play Neverwinter
Nights on that machine, but haven't done so lately.
The problems I had were related to dual-head functions. Your
experience may vary, but I'd definitely get go nvidia.
I haven't tried that, so I don't know if that is supported.
Still, I wouldn't have ditched the card. The 9200s don't need a separate
fan, as many contemporary cards do. So it might be useful in a system
where noise was a factor.