Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 21st Sep 2006 08:54 UTC, submitted by brandon
ATI has released the 8.29.6 version of its proprietary Linux drivers, with the announcement that the 9000, 9100, and 9200 IGP and Mobility Radeon chipsets are no longer supported by the new version. Radeon 8500, 9000, 9100, 9200, and 9250 devices are also dropped from support. Thankfully, these models are supported in 2D/3D mode by the open source DRI driver.
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2005-07-06
You are making such a big deal about this, but it's not the problem that you think. ATI still lets you download older versions of their drivers for older cards. They only provide upgrades to add functionality, which often requires the support of hardware that the older cards just don't have. When a new version of their drivers comes out, the older versions don't go away, and will still work as well as they did before.