Comments on: Turion, baby! http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/ Tue, 10 May 2011 20:43:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Daniel http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Daniel Tue, 16 Aug 2005 02:27:55 +0000 http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/#comment-303 I've heard rumors that 8.13.6 has full acceleration, but I haven't tried it yet myself. I’ve heard rumors that 8.13.6 has full acceleration, but I haven’t tried it yet myself.

]]> By: Vess Bakalov http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Vess Bakalov Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:29:52 +0000 http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/#comment-302 So has anyone figured out a good kernel/ati-driver combo? I am still stuck with 2.6.11-r1 and 8.13.4. Acceleration does not work, and neither does power mgmt. At least resolution is native. So has anyone figured out a good kernel/ati-driver combo? I am still stuck with 2.6.11-r1 and 8.13.4. Acceleration does not work, and neither does power mgmt. At least resolution is native.

]]> By: John (J5) Palmieri http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-301 John (J5) Palmieri Sun, 14 Aug 2005 13:32:14 +0000 http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/#comment-301 Hey just got this laptop. I like it a lot. I was wondering if you had any luck with the wireless mini-pci card. Some bios whitelist cards and I am hoping this one doesn't. Hey just got this laptop. I like it a lot. I was wondering if you had any luck with the wireless mini-pci card. Some bios whitelist cards and I am hoping this one doesn’t.

]]> By: Vess Bakalov http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Vess Bakalov Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:41:33 +0000 http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/#comment-300 It got better after a few kernel rebuilds. Right now I am blaming DMA and some K8 options that I did not turn on. Still using 2.6.11-r1. Tried 2.6.12-r6 and r7, but could not get X to load. fglrx causes a kernel panic. On 2.6.12 apci works great. Got powernowd to work (on 2.6.11 powernowd segfaults) . Still without X it is somewhat useless. Using the 8.13.4 ati-drivers I got some semblance of accelaration going, but it is pretty bad still. I got 400fps on glxgears earlier, but after I finished messing with the kernels I am down to 200fps. It says that ATI is loaded... OH! It may be the double-speed time! I had noapic earlier, and I have it on now, so maybe it is calculating wrong. I still have not managed to get ndiswrapper working with the Broadcom. I am using a Cisco Aironet 350 which came right up. I want the goodness of a built-in to 802.11g. The Aironet is only 802.11b and sticks out... Cant wait to see your page on this laptop. I might end up puting one together as well, once I get my machine to a somewhat satisfactory condition. 8/11 Newark, DE It got better after a few kernel rebuilds. Right now I am blaming DMA and some K8 options that I did not turn on.
Still using 2.6.11-r1. Tried 2.6.12-r6 and r7, but could not get X to load. fglrx causes a kernel panic. On 2.6.12 apci works great. Got powernowd to work (on 2.6.11 powernowd segfaults) . Still without X it is somewhat useless.
Using the 8.13.4 ati-drivers I got some semblance of accelaration going, but it is pretty bad still. I got 400fps on glxgears earlier, but after I finished messing with the kernels I am down to 200fps. It says that ATI is loaded… OH! It may be the double-speed time! I had noapic earlier, and I have it on now, so maybe it is calculating wrong.
I still have not managed to get ndiswrapper working with the Broadcom. I am using a Cisco Aironet 350 which came right up. I want the goodness of a built-in to 802.11g. The Aironet is only 802.11b and sticks out…

Cant wait to see your page on this laptop. I might end up puting one together as well, once I get my machine to a somewhat satisfactory condition.

8/11 Newark, DE

]]> By: Daniel http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Daniel Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:30:51 +0000 http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/#comment-299 I certainly don't see this, although it was bad before I booted with noapic (the clock was running double speed, and everything was slugish) I certainly don’t see this, although it was bad before I booted with noapic (the clock was running double speed, and everything was slugish)

]]> By: Vess Bakalov http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Vess Bakalov Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:10:59 +0000 http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/#comment-298 Well, I also got the V2311US, and I got Gentoo on it, and I got the video and the touchpoint working (thanks for the tip on the ATI drivers). I have a problem with multitasking. The machine seems to be totally incapable of doing more than one thing at a time. If I am compiling, the mouse is jumpy, the keyboard is not responsive and refresh takes.... forever. I know I have only 512MB RAM, and that 128 are gone to the 200M Video card. Still - my Dell C600 (1Ghz PIII with 256 RAM) performs better at switching tasks. Is anyone else observing this? Well, I also got the V2311US, and I got Gentoo on it, and I got the video and the touchpoint working (thanks for the tip on the ATI drivers).
I have a problem with multitasking. The machine seems to be totally incapable of doing more than one thing at a time. If I am compiling, the mouse is jumpy, the keyboard is not responsive and refresh takes…. forever.
I know I have only 512MB RAM, and that 128 are gone to the 200M Video card. Still – my Dell C600 (1Ghz PIII with 256 RAM) performs better at switching tasks.
Is anyone else observing this?

]]> By: ciaranm http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-297 ciaranm Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:55:29 +0000 http://gryniewicz.com/blogs/dang/2005/07/26/turion-baby/#comment-297 You can pass -dpi whatever to your X server to get around broken font sizes... You can pass -dpi whatever to your X server to get around broken font sizes…

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