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Re: [gNewSense-users] A case of older software outdoing newer
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b3timmons |
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Re: [gNewSense-users] A case of older software outdoing newer |
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Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:08:58 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> In my case RadeonHD versions 1.25 and higher work well. Some advice
> here:
>
> * Try the latest git version and work backwards if you have to.
>
> * Newer versions fix a bug that might hurt performance, so I undid the
> fix by deleting an exclamation mark in src/radeon_exa_render.c :
>
Of course, what I meant here is that newer versions of the RadeonHD
driver include a fix that, while correct, worsens performance for some
people--like me. Yet another reminder that better can be worse.
Bake