multi-core CPU support

[Lamar Owen]

On Thursday 18 October 2007, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> Inspiron 6400 / E1505 with ATI X1400 video and 1680x1050 widescreen. 2
> GHz Duo Core 2, 2 GB RAM, Intel wifi, 80 GB 7200RPM hard drive.

> The video has been a problem with every distro that I've installed,
> with the exception of FC6 and Ubuntu Feisty. I've got an Ubuntu Gutsy
> disk in there now, trying to sort itself out. F7, OpenSuse 10.3, and a
> few other fell on their faces with that ATI card.

Supposedly the newest ATI proprietary fglrx will work with that chip; I don't 
know (my 640m has the built-in intel video, which works quite well, even with 
Beryl).  Not as fast, but it is solid.  What's odd is that FC6 worked.  Of 
course, fglrx won't do AIGLX yet, so....

Yep, the higher-end ATI cards are problems, that's for sure.
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