> >> Celestia is very flickery on 8.04. I have a Radeon X800 and using the
> >> restricted drivers.
> I find google earth 4.3 (latest build) flicker so much that it is
> unusable and when it stops flickering it leaves a nearly empty window
> with no map visible :-(
> I've even had GE lock up that I needed to force power off :-(
> Using ATI Radeon 9700 on my notebook.

This sounds similar to my issues playing Half-Life under Steam, FWIW
(as found in an earlier thread)

Colin Wilson wrote:
>>>> Celestia is very flickery on 8.04. I have a Radeon X800 and using the
>>>> restricted drivers.
>> I find google earth 4.3 (latest build) flicker so much that it is
>> unusable and when it stops flickering it leaves a nearly empty window
>> with no map visible :-(
>> I've even had GE lock up that I needed to force power off :-(
>> Using ATI Radeon 9700 on my notebook.
>
> This sounds similar to my issues playing Half-Life under Steam, FWIW
> (as found in an earlier thread)

I also get the same screen problem on my desktop running an ATI x1950.
So it looks like I'll have to wait for a better driver :-(

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