Troy, I'm using ATI X1600 on my laptop. I've updated Tips and Tricks part of http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/RedHat_Enterprise for SL50. Basically SL5 [and RHEL 5] are very close to FC6. So I've build packages for FC6 and they works with SL5. They use MESA OpenGL, instead of ATI OpenGL, so I can not watch full screen movies, but it's better than nothing, as with new drivers from SL5 even VESA drivers do not works... fb does not work either, so I cannot use vga=792 parameter for the kernel to see my penguin while booting the OS. Cheers Alex Troy Dawson wrote, On 05/30/2007 01:25 AM: > Howdy, > This is just a note about the current state of affairs with > proprietary drivers in SL5. This isn't to bash any vendor or start > any debate, it's just to give information. These results are as of > last week, May 25, 2007. > I will admit to being wrong. So if someone has either a reasonable > fix, or proof to the contrary, please let me know. > > ATI > For older releases (SL3 and SL4) ATI's proprietary driver compile and > installation program works quite well. It can be used in graphical or > text mode. > For SL5 the driver does not compile. That isn't readily apparent > because the error flashes by so fast. But when you try to use the ati > drivers, they aren't there. > As far as I can tell, the world in general know about this, and > hopefully ATI is doing something about it. So, if you have an ATI > based system, and are relying on the ATI drivers for some fancy stuff, > be sure to check and make sure ATI has finolly gotten a working driver > ready before you upgrade to SL5. ... > Troy