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Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Attention Unichrome users...

Could others using VIA Unichrome video hardware please try out the new xf86-video-unichrome package in the Testing repository? If it causes any weird stuff, e.g. washed-out colors on your monitor, please report it here:

http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/4566

raskolnikov

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From: France

Registered: 2006-01-08

Posts: 100

Re: Attention Unichrome users...

I always had problem with this driver (my monitor switch to suspend and the only way to wake it up was to power off or reboot, doh). Wasn't the xf86-video-via driver better ? I use it with no problem at all (and better performances, actually) :?

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Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: Attention Unichrome users...

For version 0.2.3 yes. xf86-video-unichrome 0.2.5 adds some interesting new stuff.

(FWIW I never had any problems with 0.2.3, never acted any different than xf86-video-via for me until this version.)

Bysshe

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Registered: 2004-12-10

Posts: 271

Re: Attention Unichrome users...

So, what became of this driver?  I'm very curious.

Sadly, I don't have this computer with me anymore.  I gave it to my dad, and I have since upgraded it to an older nvidia card that gets better FPS in GLXgears.  The onboard video of these via boards are real slouches.  But if I did have it with me, I'd have to tinker with it like a new broken toy.