ATI, never known for their love, or even acknowledgment of the existence, of Linux users of their products, has started to pay a bit more attention, as shown in this article from The Inquirer.
Fernando Cassia goes through his experiences installing the ATI drivers and finds that while there is definitely some room for improvement, for the most part the process was painless.
Tags: ATI, Desktop Linux
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True, I have an ATI x1400 on my Ubuntu box. I’ve installed the drivers a few times because the OSS ones interfere with my suspend. I’ve never had a problem with them.