this really sucks. i have a perfectly fine fx5800 card. it performs (performed) very well, sucks to have it labeled as "deprecated" and not being able to actually use it decently on a modern system.
Dieter
Just be thankful you are not using ATI hardware where everything prior to the 2400 Series cards were deprecated to "Legacy" cards and all Linux support dropped in March ;-) (performance difference between fglrx and ati 1066 FPS version 160 FPS, and the downclocking isn't present in the opensource driver (not the gpu powerdown) and temps are up 25 degrees (you feel it in the laptop palm rest). -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com