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• Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala and ATI Radeon 9250 fix

 by Stanley, October 31, 2009

I’m using ATI Radeon 9250 and Kubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) can’t seem to configure my graphics card properly which makes the entire system so sluggish it’s impossible to use. As a note to self, I’m putting the contents of my custom xorg.conf file in my blog for future reference.

Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala installation doesn’t have a xorg.conf fresh out of the box. So I had to manually create the file, put these lines of configuration code in it and save it. Restart X.

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Radeon"
Driver "ati"
Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"
Option "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "vga"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

• Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala released and I’m pleased

 October 30, 2009
I’ve been using Kubuntu 9.10 release candidate for more than a week now. And I can’t believe I’m saying this, it’s quite good actually. With previous major releases, I’ve encountered numerous problems from the very first day of installation, especially with with KDE 4.2.x versions. But with Kubuntu 9.10 using the latest KDE 4.3.2, it [...]
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• Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Release Candidate and ATI Radeon 9250 woes

 October 26, 2009
I’ve been satisfied with Kubuntu 9.04 and 9.10 so far. Except for the sluggish and sometimes stuttering graphics with my ATI Radeon 9250 video card. I know my ATI 9250 is an old card, more than five years old to be precise but I doubt it lacks the power to handle mere 2D desktop graphics. [...]
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• AMD Athlon X4 620 Propus Quad Core

 October 18, 2009
This CPU is now the only quad-core CPU below $100 mark in the world. Needless to say, this CPU is now on my list of specs for my new PC. I have been planning to get myself Athlon dual cores and when the news broke about this sub-$100 quad-core, I’m ditching dual-cores. If you’ve been [...]
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• OCZ Agility Solid State Drive is tempting me

 September 25, 2009
Imagine this. Your PC boots up Windows Vista in under 45 seconds, give or take. For RM500, you can cut that down to under 10 seconds. The answer is today’s generation of SSD drive. Patience is a trait I’m really lacking. Boot up and shut down times to me is like being stuck in traffic. Each [...]
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• Kubuntu Linux 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

 August 31, 2009
I have finally upgraded my workstation from 8.04 to Kubuntu 9.04 yesterday. I’ve been wanting to try KDE 4 for quite some time now. Previous KDE 4.x releases were buggy according to credible sources and that put me off. Kubuntu 9.04 comes default in KDE 4.2.2 and I’ve updated it to 4.2.4. I did try a [...]
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• Samsung 2233sw so far so good

 April 12, 2009
It’s funny how my 22″ LCD monitor now feels pretty normal after some time. I used to wonder why my friend my friend upgraded from 20′ to 24′ and ultimately bought himself a 46′ LCD TV to be used as a monitor. I think I could get accustomed to a solid 30′ LCD. So far, my [...]
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