Upgrade to Hardy Heron
If you’re like me using Ubuntu as your primary operating system you probably wait for a little bit before upgrading to a new version. I finally made the upgrade to Hardy Heron (Ubuntu 8.04) on my Lenovo T60. I have a few things to be very happy about:
- I was able to purge the binary-only ATI driver (fglrx) from my system. The open-source version (radeon) seems to work just fine with my Mobility x1400 graphics card and my 1680×1050 laptop LCD. I don’t get direct rendering, hence no cool desktop effects and no games but guess what? I can live with these limitations just fine. Instead I get much better dual-head support through xrandr, simple hassle-free installation, and a configuration that’s fully supported under Ubuntu.
- Suspend and hibernate work!!! This might be another good side effect from dropping the fglrx driver.
- Software version upgrades – skype 2 (hello video!), firefox 3, kde 3.5
Be sure to check here (important note about an upgrade freeze with 2.6.22-15):
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades