From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "A. Devine" Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:02:16 +0000 Subject: Re: Graphics support - ATI vs nVidia Message-Id: <74377E607BF04B9BA1458F1C41930FEE@kodax64> List-Id: References: <7C4B5C8349AD4AC082AD250928FB330D@kodax64> In-Reply-To: <7C4B5C8349AD4AC082AD250928FB330D@kodax64> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org >> Just to update my own email, I upgraded to Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex (Alpha 4 >> and >> now 5) which includes Xorg 1.5 and new Radeon drivers. It now works "out >> of >> the box". > > Glad to hear that things are now working for you ... but I'm confused > ... I didn't think that Ubuntu had an Itanium edition. A quick browse > of the Intrepid Ibex iso image area (now at Alpha 5) just showed i386 > and amd64 iso images. > > -Tony > -- Its almost like they want it a secret, could do with being a lot easier to find alright, but both the latest released version (8.04) and the Alpha in test (8.10 Intrepid Ibex) support IA64. Docs: https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/installation-guide/ia64/index.html "Server" Install CD 8.04: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/8.04.1/release/ubuntu-8.04.1-server-ia64.iso "Server CDs basically means you have to install Gnome/any GUI etc afterwards via Apt, no big deal. To get to 8.10 Alpha 5 I just did a Dist Upgrade in 8.04, the packages are being actively built for IA64 even if a CD image hasnt been. Alan