Problems Jaunty and ATI drivers
The next version of Ubuntu, Jaunty Jackalope (9.04) has a problem with drivers for most ATI cards. The problem seems to lie in the compatibility with the new version of XServer, version 1.6, with the driver current owner.
So far it has prioritized wishlist so you do not think that since Ubuntu is going to give short-term solution. According to the developers of Ubuntu is ATI which is responsible to update the driver and now propose using the free driver despite not available graphics acceleration.
More information on the page of discussion of the bug .
Nvidia drivers for Linux in 2008.
The wording of Phoronix has done a great story, as usual availing the phoronix-test-suite, different versions of video drivers for Nvidia cards that can be found available. It explains a bit what gives us each version and then we can see a battery of tests which although initially promised 180 version later see that not everything that glitters is gold.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_ayir_2008&num=1
Driver VIA OpenSource Graphic Cards
The owners of graphics cards and users of free software-based systems are in luck. VIA has decided to assist in the development OpenChrome free driver for your graphics cards. The development community OpenChrome seeks to offer an open driver that provides all the acceleration features of the chip VIA UniChrome, UniChrome Pro and Chrome9.
A step forward for free software.
Large companies have become interested in free drivers for their components and supporting documentation.
Graphical programming manuals for the VX800 chipsets VIACX700M and are available in X.org and the VIA framebuffer driver has been implemented in the next kernel version 2.6.28.
More information about the collaboration of VIA OpenSource OpenChrome and Video Driver .
And link to the official project page OpenChrome .
Windows 7 to zero by the faulty installation of drivers?
Apparently, the folks at Microsoft is making a special effort to ensure that its new operating system Windows 7 will not suffer the problems of Vista when you install any hardware that you imagine. In fact you are trying to reach 0% margin of error in the installation of any device. Funny how Windows Vista has serious problems especially when working with printers, or so it appears from the information provided by Microsoft itself:
http://apcmag.com/can_windows_7_overcome_vista_driver_woes.htm
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