Uncompatible Systems

Building a 3D workstation with CentOS 5.3

Dove in head on. Here's my list:

The Good:

Yum has become extremely fast, on par with APT
Xinerama configured through the Gnome System Administration menu
Docuwiki is clear and thorough. Points to external repositories
Audio and Video hardware autodetected
USB Wacom tablet autodetected
Gnome Wacom tablet configuration panel installed by default

The Bad:

Video hardware autodetection does not have 3D drivers
No Flash plugin
Limited multimedia codecs
USB soundcard autoconfiguration fails

The Ugly:

Xinerama desktop spanning requires manual x.org config
ATI proprietary drivers require individual kernel module compilation and installation which is not documented anywhere. Requires hacking through the filesystem and running build scripts in /lib/modules/fglrx/. Also requires crucial settings for 3D acceleration to perform in a visually acceptable way (read: 3D objects do not get clipped by a noisy black plane). These settings are also not documented and probably manifested from my particular hardware configuration.
ATI drivers "documented" on a unofficial wiki that is out of date
CentOS forum has first-post obssesed freetard douchebags ready to lead you down a rabbit hole with no end
After configuring 3D drivers, Xinerama is rendered non-functional and Gnome is unaware of this fact. All screen control is given to the proprietary ATI Catalyst control panel.

Written on 2009-04-26 17:51:11 UTC

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