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I'm using the edgers ppa 2.6.38-4 kernel.
I don't have enough space to compile the kernel myself unless I can do it from an ntfs drive.

what a quick minute. oh well. proper links.

http://exfactor.net/misc/wowr600g1.png
http://exfactor.net/misc/wowr600g2.png
http://exfactor.net/misc/wowr600g3.jpg

I tried wow.
For what it's worth, I'm impressed.
http://www.exfactor.net/misc/wowr600g1.jpg
http://www.exfactor.net/misc/wowr600g2.jpg
http://www.exfactor.net/misc/wowr600g3.jpg

I crashed...

I guess I can't edit my post.

Anyways. GPU accel does work with this VLC. my CPU usage went from ~55% to ~22%.
Playback smoothness is indistinguishable; I still have lag (with or without compiz)....

Try a pre-compiled VLC with xvba from this PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~dtl131/+archive/catalysthacks

Once you have it installed, go in to tools>preferences>input & codecs>and check GPU...

Will you round up to the nearest 100?
r580 is close enough to r600 right? ;)


Yeah I know, no such luck.
My main concern is if I'll be able to use Windows 7 when it's released.

They upgraded the rendering engine with the release of Wrath.
Ever notice the nice real-time shadows? Cool stuff.

Does any one else here remove PulseAudio as soon as they install their distro?

I just absolutely hate it.
I like to up the levels of Bass and Treble to give my sound more Umph and clarity, ALSA...

If you absolutely must have compiz, You can set Gstreamer to No Xv.

Open a terminal and type in

gstreamer-properties
Go to the video tab
and set the Default Output Plugin to (No Xv)

You'll...

Out of the box COMPIZ for ati hardware (r580 here) doesn't count as a
"noteworthy features being introduced since the earlier alpha releases"?

OK so it's not a feature of ubuntu.
But included...

Are there any plans for real dual screen support? (besides big-desktop)
It would be amazing to have dual screen support like windows has.

I know you said in the past that the main focus was on...

Are you trying to get the same picture from your LCD on your projector?

Connect your Projector and have it powered on.
Try this command:

sudo aticonfig --query-monitor

You should see...

The fglrx 8.42.3 drivers were released with outdated 64bit package scripts. This file is just updated scripts to make it work.

Ok I tried it again and I got it to work.
This is the exact order of how I did it.

For 64 bit Ubuntu Gutsy:
Blacklist old fglrx module from linux-restricted-modules:

sudo gedit...

I reinstalled ubuntu 7.10 x86_64, did this step before I installed the fglrx drivers. and every thing works perfectly (except for flickering video playback).

Proper dual screen, aiglx...

I have a same problem. Please help.
I am on ubuntu 7.10 x86_64.
I got the ATi drivers installed (with that new package file) but I dont have Direct Rendering.