[SOLVED] ATI Radeon HD 2770 - open source driver OK?

Shadow_7 · 08-23-2016, 03:04 AM

I had the HD4550 on an old desktop. I worked great under the open source radeon driver. Until it stopped working entirely (hardware failure). I mostly had it to have HDMI out on an older machine.

Doug Hutcheson · 08-24-2016, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ondoho

i couldn't find a single search result for ATI Radeon HD 2770 - is that the correct device name?

It turns out I was given the wrong info by the shop due to a typo - it is actually a 6770, which I assume is better and more recent.

Doug Hutcheson · 08-24-2016, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ondoho

please report back on how it goes/went! others will benefit!

I am happy to report it all went without many hitches and the graphics are excellent. I can play my videos, DVDs and whatever.

It turns out the shop made a typo in their list of features - the GPU is a Radeon HD 6770, not 2770. Whatever, it is working fine out of the box and I have not installed any proprietary drivers.

Many thanks to all of you for your help.

Kind regards,
Doug

seasons · 08-24-2016, 04:01 AM

Please mark your thread solved. To anyone else wondering, I know Debian and Ubuntu have a separate package called 'mesa-vdpau-drivers' needed for video decode accel. It might be installed by default nowadays. I think Fedora has a similar package, but don't quote me on that.

ardvark71 · 08-24-2016, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Doug Hutcheson

I am happy to report it all went without many hitches and the graphics are excellent. I can play my videos, DVDs and whatever.

You're welcome, glad to hear! Yes, the 6770 makes more sense.

If you would, please mark this thread as "SOLVED" by clicking on "Thread Tools" directly above your initial post. Thanks!

Regards...

ondoho · 08-24-2016, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug Hutcheson

It turns out I was given the wrong info by the shop due to a typo - it is actually a 6770, which I assume is better and more recent.

AHA!

well it's all kinda sorted now, but this is usually my first search term when something crops up:
https://lmddgtfy.net/?q=linux%20Radeon%20HD%206770