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OpenArena => Technical Snafus => Topic started by: peat on January 14, 2009, 12:09:49 AM



Title: radeonHD driver - open source
Post by: peat on January 14, 2009, 12:09:49 AM
I am running Ubuntu 8.04 , "hardy heron" after I execute openarena, i get really slow response from the mouse coupled with it chages my screen res... and offsets my menus from ubuntu so i can't acess preferences to change th res back to 1280 x 1024...
this is an Xserver prob.. perhaps with the DRi inteface from the HD2400  using the radeon HD2400 i have installed.. any ideas guys



Title: Re: radeonHD driver - open source
Post by: Snickersnack on January 14, 2009, 03:39:47 PM
Were you able to run openarena with RadeonHD and an R600 radeon (HD2400)? That would be cool. I thought the drivers were still too immature.

An HD2400 should be more than powerful enough to run OA decently. Are you by any chance using software rendering?


Title: Re: radeonHD driver - open source
Post by: fromhell on January 14, 2009, 10:57:11 PM
just use fglrx and you'll be fine, unless you are zealous enough to stay away from OMG PROPRIETARY DRIVERS


Title: Re: radeonHD driver - open source
Post by: Case on January 25, 2009, 10:58:27 PM
the open source drivers support this game as well :) Just as long as you dont have compiz running.


Title: Re: radeonHD driver - open source
Post by: fufinha on January 25, 2009, 11:08:07 PM
It's true in most cases, you get what you pay for. I don't knock open source, commercial or controlled products.  Especially after realising open source often ships with lots of pain and frustration.