x server update
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:26 pm
I have an Acer Extensa 4420 laptop with a Radeon x1200 video card.
Ubuntu 9.04's x server version causes all versions of the drivers for this card to fail, leaving the generic driver which is not usable for me.
I have installed linux mint 6 to get the latest working version on my computer, but now it says there is an update for xserver-xorg-core available.
Is it safe to upgrade this package? Will the 9.04 xorg server version ever be backported to 8.10, or is it safe to upgrade forever on this version of linux mint?
The installed version is 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3 and synaptic wants to install 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3.1, so it seems safe to me. I can't remember what version kills the old radeon cards.
Thanks for the help.
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$lspci
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01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS690M [Radeon X1200 Series]
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I have installed linux mint 6 to get the latest working version on my computer, but now it says there is an update for xserver-xorg-core available.
Is it safe to upgrade this package? Will the 9.04 xorg server version ever be backported to 8.10, or is it safe to upgrade forever on this version of linux mint?
The installed version is 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3 and synaptic wants to install 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3.1, so it seems safe to me. I can't remember what version kills the old radeon cards.
Thanks for the help.