[arch-general] Open-source Radeon drivers status: HD7600M / HD7520G
Hi all I've got a laptop with dual graphics: AMD A6-4400M processor with HD7520G "built in" (?) and HD7600M dedicated GPU. At the moment I'm using the Catalyst drivers that Vi0L0 packages[1], and it works quite well. I can switch which card I use (albeit with a restart of X), so I can enable the dedicated graphics only when I need it. I was wondering what the status of the open-source drivers are for these cards, and how they compare to the Catalyst ones. The Xorg wiki has a feature table[2] which seems to indicate that it should work (Wikipedia says the cards are part of the Northern Islands family), but I tried using xf86-video-ati on initial install and got only a black screen. Asides from KMS, what else does the open-source driver offer? Robbie [1] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57084 [2] http://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature
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Robbie Smith