=== movi [n=movi@qb34.internetdsl.tpnet.pl] has joined #ubuntu-laptop === Lipe_ [n=Lipe_@17-32-235-201.fibertel.com.ar] has joined #ubuntu-laptop [12:38] hi, I'm thinking in buying a new laptop I I need to find out if the GPU is ok with feisty, can anybody help me? [12:57] Lipe_: Intel GPU+++, NVidia GPU+ ATI GPU-- [12:57] I think that pretty much summs it up :o) [12:58] s/mm/m/ [12:58] LOL, But delll in latin america only sells middle range laptops with 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON x1400 HyperMemory (256ATI) [01:00] Lipe_: you can get it to work with the fglrx driver, but you'll likely have to use the text installer, and you won't easily be able to use compiz/beryl bling. === [NikO] [n=niko@niko.codepot.org] has left #ubuntu-laptop ["http://haxe.org] [01:12] jbrett: hmmm... I have seen that working... I think I will look for other manufacturer :) [01:13] Lipe_: you can get it to work, but since the fglrx driver doesn't support the texture_from_pixmap extension, you have to do it under glx, which is more difficult to get going. [01:14] s/glx/xgl/ [01:14] feh, I must be tired.. [01:22] or you could buy a Macbook (not pro) [01:27] I thought macbooks had ati gpus too. === jbrett has never had a macbook, so can't offer any experience :o) [01:27] macbook pro used to [01:28] normal macbooks (the white and black ones) have Intel GMA950 [01:28] the newest macbook pros with LED backlight have 8600GT [01:28] jbrett: yes, but... I don't want to spend time making something works... I wan't to buy something that you install the OS and forget about it. [01:28] and the older macbook pro have X1600Pro (which obviously anyone linux-centered should NOT buy) [01:29] Lipe_, youll get that with a macbook [01:29] every piece of hardware is open sourced in macbook [01:29] graphics is intel gma950 - open. sound is intel hda realtek - open [01:29] wifi is atheros - open [01:29] movi: I not a "mac person". [01:29] youre gonna be using linux, so whats the difference? ;] [01:29] yeah, generally anything with intel graphics will "just work", unless you want a large dual-monitor desktop. [01:30] then you're gonna want nvidia. [01:30] jbrett, even with dual-monitor it works here after X restart. using gutsy and the new intel driver with new X.org makes this "problem" go away too [01:30] jbrett: I have large dual-monitor in my desktop with nvidia. (and I love that) [01:31] movi: intel hardware is limited to 7-bit addressing -- if you want 3d accel, you're limited to a 2048x2048 total desktop size. [01:32] jbrett, i wasnt aware of that - i dont have that big of a processor [01:32] err [01:32] monitor [01:32] movi: I'm downloading the tribe1 as we speak to test "if that's true". [01:32] the most i could have is 1024x800+1024x1024 [01:33] well, if you have two monitors, it doesn't take very big to surpass 2048. [01:33] movi: so you squeaked in just under the line :o) [01:33] movi: if you get a 1280x1024 or 1600x1200 external monitor, you're screwed :o) [01:34] guess so, i use the video out only for projectors. for big monitors, i have my desktop with a 6600GT [01:35] movi: oh, you're fine then. You can mirror your display on a larger monitor. You just can't have a *desktop* bigger than 2048^2 [01:35] yeah i know:) === jbrett uses his HP nc2400 (Intel 845 GPU) to display on a 1920x1200 external monitor, and it works just fine. 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