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Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card?

From Danno <WhoaBaby@MySecretPlace.org>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.setup, comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card?
Message-Id <20120416014901.b7d53bd2.WhoaBaby@MySecretPlace.org>
References <PoidnXfVZ45xkRbSnZ2dnUVZ_qSdnZ2d@earthlink.com>
Date 2012-04-16 01:49 -0600

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On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:01:09 -0700
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> I am trying to figure out if my video card driver or hardware is failing 
> due to rare and random hard lock ups/crashes (require me to hit reset 
> button) when playing videos in my old Windows XP Pro. SP3 machine: 
> online Flash videos, MPEG-2, and TS files. I don't want to reinstall OS 
> from scratch/add another HDD to test this. I was wondering if there were 
> any live discs/USB flash medias that come with the latest close source 
> ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card?
> 
> Thank you in advance. :)
> -- 
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If you find no satisfaction with a Live distro, I'm *pretty sure* you can
install your favourite distro to a flash drive plugged into your system,
then install the ATI blob on that. So long as your computer can boot the
USB interface.


-- 
Slackware 13.1, 2.6.33.4-smp, Core i7 920
GeForce GT520, RLU #272755

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Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-04-15 11:01 -0700
  Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-04-15 19:16 +0100
    Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-04-15 11:27 -0700
  Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-04-15 18:51 +0000
  Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2012-04-15 11:56 -0700
    Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-04-15 12:38 -0700
      Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2012-04-15 13:16 -0700
        Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-04-15 20:47 +0000
          Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-04-15 23:26 -0700
        Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-04-15 23:25 -0700
          Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2012-04-16 07:42 -0700
  Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Danno <WhoaBaby@MySecretPlace.org> - 2012-04-16 01:49 -0600
    Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-04-16 13:53 +0000
    Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2012-04-17 12:46 -0500
      Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2012-04-17 14:31 -0400
        Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Danno <WhoaBaby@MySecretPlace.org> - 2012-04-17 13:40 -0600

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