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Re: Trouble with onboard video for Dell Optiplex 745 and Athena installs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Myron Freeman)
Fri Sep 7 13:54:32 2007
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From: Myron Freeman <fletch1@eecs.MIT.EDU>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 13:53:41 -0400
To: "andrew m. boardman" <amb@MIT.EDU>
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On Sep 6, 2007, at 6:14 PM, andrew m. boardman wrote:
>
>> I'll buy a few Radeon x1300/x1550 cards and try them.
>
> This may be the easiest path for the moment. I've got hardware
> locally
> available to reproduce the problem and will see what I can see. The
> newer open-source driver from Intel for this hardware (that wdc
> mentioned
> in previous email) could also be an option if I can get a clean build.
> (We've got a framework for installing standalone drivers now; may
> as well
> use it!)
>
Don't stress yourself about it. I bought a bunch of Radeon x1550s
and have everything up and running now.
Thanks for all of your help. I really appreciate it.
-Fletch
