Re: [linuxgames] 3D on Laptop

["Adam D. Moss" <adam@xxxxxxxx>]

dulsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I've been thinking of getting a new laptop.  One thing I'd like to be 
> able to do is run Neverwinter Nights with open source drivers.  I 
> understand that open source graphics drivers aren't great for hardware 
> acceleration.  I just figured a 5 year old game could probably be run 
> with it combined with a faster cpu (or two).  Of the linux laptop 
> vendors I asked, they said you would need the binary drivers.  Is linux 
> graphics capability that bad that we still can't run an old game using 
> open source?  I suppose I'll have to wait for nouveau to make more 
> progress.

Very interesting question.  I'd expect that nowadays, the 'older'
generation of Radeons would perform fine for NWN with the open-source
drivers - but this isn't the generation of cards you'll find in
new laptops.

I'd be really interested in any more modern suggestions.

--Adam