Fedora 11 x86_64, ATI HD4870, and RPM Fusion's Catalyst Drivers...

[suvayu ali]

2009/11/6 Paul W. Frields <stickster at gmail.com>:
> On Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 02:28:19PM -0600, Bruno Wolff III wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 12:06:58 -0800,
>>   suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > The next month I am in the middle of something very critical, so can't
>> > really play around, I need my system to stay up and running. I am even
>> > holding off the F12 upgrade for this. Would testing with the F12
>> > LiveCD and giving feedback based on that help? I could easily do that
>> > without disturbing my current setup.
>>
>> I doubt you'd get the experimental driver package on any of the live images.
>> So you'd need to make your own live image. That may be more trouble than
>> it's worth.
>
> Actually... the thing to do is to make a Live USB out of a Live image,
> and then you can add/remove packages as needed.  A 2 GB USB key will
> run you around USD $5-6 online and they're so handy to have around.
>
> The nightly composes have Live images you can try out immediately, no
> need to wait for the final release, even.  Have fun!

The manufacturers say boot from USB is supported on my board, but I
have never had success with it. :( But I can always create my own
custom LiveCD, then I don't have to worry about much. :) I will try
one of these methods and see how things go.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
-- 
Suvayu

Open source is the future. It sets us free.