Nevydaný AMD Catalyst v repozitáři Ubuntu 9.04

Do repozitáře připravovaného Ubuntu 9.04 se dostal ovladač AMD Catalyst v nevydané verzi. Je pravděpodobně založený na Catalyst 9.4 a důvodem zařazení je podpora X Serveru 1.6. Připomeňme, že R300 až R500 nejsou podporovány.

18.3.2009 10:49 | Luboš Doležel (Doli) | Zajímavý článek

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[peto]

ze ma to neprevapauje. Vzlahom na cyklus vyvoja a to,ze minuly mesiac zacala program verejnych beta verzii ovladacov, novinkou je v beta testing target spojnie general public - cize ide o beta verziu

The Truth About ATI/AMD & Linux

Published on June 01, 2007

AMD Graphics products group

Linux development overview

April 2007

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=735&num=3

tak tam je jasne napisane, ze ovladace AMD/Ati 

maju vyvojave fazy pred vydanim

1. Vyvoj -cca. 1 mesiac

2. Interne overovanie - 3 tyzdne

3. beta - 3 tyzdne

4. vytvaranie balickov -1 tyzden

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=735&num=4

 

What Goes On Within AMD's Linux Beta Program?

Published on March 10, 2009

While the beta releases are closed to the general public, the packaging scripts are in fact freely available at anytime

AMD maintains a private beta program for their Catalyst Linux driver. This private program is made up of AMD developers, hardware vendors, users of different Linux distributions, other Linux vendors, and end-users. Phoronix has been a part of this program for years, but those testing this driver are under a strict Non-Disclosure Agreement with AMD regarding pre-releases of their Linux software. Today, however, AMD has decided to declassify some information pertaining to its Linux Graphics Driver Beta Program.

AMD's target participants for beta Linux driver testing is the

 

general public,

 

OEMs, ODMs, Linux vendors, ISVs, IHVs, open-source community members, enterprise and channel customers, and enthusiasts.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd_beta_declassified&num=1

[JoHnY2]

Dava to smysl, protoze prostreni linuxu je proti widlim temer nekonzistentni, neexistuje obdoba WHQL pro celou platformu a navic urcite necpou do testovani tolik penez jako u widli. 

[kozzi]

Nevíte je tam i podpora pro jádra 2.6.29?

[kozzi]

tak si opdovim, neni