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AMD To Drop ATI Branding
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Which is a load of crap; disable the effects when in VESA mode then when there is the compatible driver present enable it all again or simply do all the OpenGL rendering in software mode until there is hardware acceleration available - CoreImage goes into software mode when a CoreImage GPU isn't available so it wouldn't change anything if they did offer a VESA driver.
Yes, it is.
But its still true that a Vesa driver under OSX, without the associating hacks result in a white screen.
Thats too bad, I love ATI, when I used to build my systems I'd usually always prefer ATI over nvidia.. Canadian Company 
, but not cuz of that, primarily because ATI has almost always been best bang for buck.. still doesn't mean we won't expect the same innovation, considering AMD and ATI are merged.. still sad to see they are dropping ATI branding.. I prefer the red over the dull green
, but not cuz of that, primarily because ATI has almost always been best bang for buck.. still doesn't mean we won't expect the same innovation, considering AMD and ATI are merged.. still sad to see they are dropping ATI branding.. I prefer the red over the dull green 
The GPU overheats.what is the reasoning for the iMac crashing again; again, again?
It's also not the first time I've been without a Mac waiting for Apple to release something worth buying. There is a good chance I might not be buying another Mac at all as well.
Heh, you're not alone. My dad's iMac overheats when the GPU is stressed at all. Kind of killed most game-playing on it. I'll be selling my Early 2007 Macbook in a few months as well. And I'll be keeping an eye on Macs for a while, but not sure if I'm coming back either.
Apple raises your expectations only to never meet them again. It's rather saddening about the company.
What model GPU have you got? I've got the 2.66Ghz 20inch with the ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro and I haven't seen any problems; I regularly blow dust out of it and keep it clean - no overheating here as far as I see. Right now as I type this my GPU temperature is 41 Degrees celsius.
No it isn't true no matter how much you scream and chant - Core Image/Core Animation/CoreWhatEver all have fall back to software based rendering if required - if there was a VESA driver then OpenGL and all the stuff that sits on top would switch over to software based rendering therefore makes your comment stupid, idiotic and ignorant.
Please go tell that to the OSX86 community and tell them of the awesomeness that is VESA then.
I never said it was awesome because there is no VESA driver but if one was created it would allow you to get it up and running to then allow you to download and install the latest update/drivers/etc. The purpose is for it to be a stop gap measure not to be a permanent solution. Jesus Christ, read the damn post before replying.
Don't forget these guy, either:
They were very popular in Germany, I pull them out quite often. (This one is a Erazor X A32 with a GeForce 256-chip, but IIRC they had their own chips, too).
3Dfx and their Voodoo cards were around, too - before nVidia came and conquered.
Ah, the typical MorphingDragon post. I'll never admit I'm wrong on any topic so I'll just insult the person I'm talking to instead.
I only seem to remember ELSA having an nVidia based lineup. They seemed to die out after the early GeForce era.Don't forget these guy, either:
They were very popular in Germany, I pull them out quite often. (This one is a Erazor X A32 with a GeForce 256-chip, but IIRC they had their own chips, too).
3Dfx and their Voodoo cards were around, too - before nVidia came and conquered.