Hardware4Linux

Overall rating: 4.0 x 6

By Linux distribution:

• openSUSE 10.2 X86-64: 3.0 x 1
• openSUSE 10.2 X86-64: 3.0 x 2
• Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1 AuthenticAMD: 5.0 x 2
• Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.0.1 AuthenticAMD: 5.0 x 1

Working video cards in 3D on openSUSE 10.2 X86-64 (kernel: 2.6.18.8-0.5-default) by sabelka (3):

Works with proriety ati drivers from http://www2.ati.com/suse/10.2

Although FPS are not exciting:

> glxgears
488 frames in 5.0 seconds = 97.320 FPS
630 frames in 5.0 seconds = 125.938 FPS
623 frames in 5.0 seconds = 124.474 FPS
549 frames in 5.0 seconds = 109.696 FPS
402 frames in 5.0 seconds = 80.385 FPS
401 frames in 5.0 seconds = 80.185 FPS

Working video cards in 3D on openSUSE 10.2 X86-64 (kernel: 2.6.18.2-34-default) by mullet12345 (3):

Using ATI 8.40 driver, runs compiz and beryl fine, but takes a little while to set up. once new driver is released, should be much better.

glxgears averages 1700 FPS.

Working video cards in 2D on openSUSE 10.2 X86-64 (kernel: 2.6.18.2-34-default) by mullet12345 (3):

all 2D functions are fine, running at 1680×1050 resolution.

Working video cards in 2D on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.0.1 AuthenticAMD (kernel: 2.6.29-gentoo-r5coot-a6) by coot (5):

I use: xf86-video-ati driver

• HP Compaq 6715b (GB835ET#ABD)
• HP Compaq 6715b (GL063PA#ABG)
• HP Compaq 6715s (KE003ET#ABD)
• HP Compaq 6715b (GL063PA#ABG)
• K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
• K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control

• fglrx_pci
• radeon