New G4 Powerbook Video (Radeon Mobility 9600) Problems

Dan Burcaw yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Fri Oct 10 12:04:01 2003


On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 03:43, Ed McKnight wrote:
> I just turned in my "old" G4 15" Powerbook for the newer model and got a 
> whole passel of problems.
> 
> The most obnoxious is that there is no video support for the video chip 
> they upgraded to: the ATI Radeon Mobility 9600. I think the older 
> powerbook had the 9000 which has video support.
> 
> If I had had an inkling I'd never have "upgraded" :(
> 
> The YDL supported hardware page says this video isn't supported but 
> gives no clue about the future.

We're working on it. No time table unfortunately.