Driver update for ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 (for Windows Vista) - using Puppy Linux instead (see comments)

[Homer]

I can't find an updated driver for this graphics card and I would like to update the drivers. If anyone can find them, it would be appreciated.
Thanks
Edit: I need to update the drivers because I want to play old games like Minecraft and HL1 on my old laptop.
Edit 2: I HAVE STARTED A NEW THREAD.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics/legacy-graphics/ati-radeon-x-series/ati-radeon-x1xxx-series

[Homer]

Bad 💀 Motha a écrit :

https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics/legacy-graphics/ati-radeon-x-series/ati-radeon-x1xxx-series

Thanks, bud!

[Omega]

This device hasn't been updated in nearlt 10 years.

And you shouldn't be running Windows Vista anymore. I recommend switching to Linux if you are stuck with this old laptop.

[Homer]

Omega a écrit :

This device hasn't been updated in nearlt 10 years.

And you shouldn't be running Windows Vista anymore. I recommend switching to Linux if you are stuck with this old laptop.

Is it possible to dual boot Linux with Windows Vista still installed? The laptop is my Dad's and he wants to keep Vista for office stuff (watching DVDs, writing docs, checking E-Mails, etc.). I read online somewhere that you can dual boot Linux from a USB.

[Omega]

Dise 2 (getting a new pc soon) a écrit :

Omega a écrit :

This device hasn't been updated in nearlt 10 years.

And you shouldn't be running Windows Vista anymore. I recommend switching to Linux if you are stuck with this old laptop.

Is it possible to dual boot Linux with Windows Vista still installed? The laptop is my Dad's and he wants to keep Vista for office stuff (watching DVDs, writing docs, checking E-Mails, etc.). I read online somewhere that you can dual boot Linux from a USB.

You can run most Linux distributions from a flash drive or DVD without installing it. I would recommend Puppy Linux if you want to run it off a external disk. Puppy isn't very user friendly but it will run entirely from your System RAM, your machine will run like it's new. Use Xubuntu if you want to replace Vista.

Watching video, doing office work and checking email can all be done on Linux also.

[Homer]

Omega a écrit :

Dise 2 (getting a new pc soon) a écrit :

Is it possible to dual boot Linux with Windows Vista still installed? The laptop is my Dad's and he wants to keep Vista for office stuff (watching DVDs, writing docs, checking E-Mails, etc.). I read online somewhere that you can dual boot Linux from a USB.

You can run most Linux distributions from a flash drive or DVD without installing it. I would recommend Puppy Linux if you want to run it off a external disk. Puppy isn't very user friendly but it will run entirely from your System RAM, your machine will run like it's new. Use Xubuntu if you want to replace Vista.

Watching video, doing office work and checking email can all be done on Linux also.

One more thing:
Do GoldSrc games (HL1, TFC) and Source games (HL2, TF2, Portal) work on Linux? All I see is the SteamOS logo and there is a SteamOS + Linux thing.

[Omega]

Dise 2 (getting a new pc soon) a écrit :

Omega a écrit :

You can run most Linux distributions from a flash drive or DVD without installing it. I would recommend Puppy Linux if you want to run it off a external disk. Puppy isn't very user friendly but it will run entirely from your System RAM, your machine will run like it's new. Use Xubuntu if you want to replace Vista.

Watching video, doing office work and checking email can all be done on Linux also.

One more thing:
Do GoldSrc games (HL1, TFC) and Source games (HL2, TF2, Portal) work on Linux? All I see is the SteamOS logo and there is a SteamOS + Linux thing.

SteamOS = Linux.

Yes these games work. Valve ported all their games to Linux. And Windows-only games can be played through Proton, a modified version of WINE which is included with Steam for Linux.

Allthough Proton will most likely not work (fully) due to lack of support for Vulkan on your hardware.

[Homer]

Omega a écrit :

Dise 2 (getting a new pc soon) a écrit :

One more thing:
Do GoldSrc games (HL1, TFC) and Source games (HL2, TF2, Portal) work on Linux? All I see is the SteamOS logo and there is a SteamOS + Linux thing.

SteamOS = Linux.

Yes these games work. Valve ported all their games to Linux. And Windows-only games can be played through Proton, a modified version of WINE which is included with Steam for Linux.

Allthough Proton will most likely not work (fully) due to lack of support for Vulkan on your hardware.

Thank you so much, Omega!

Also I may have another issue. I tried to boot Puppy Linux from disc and was brought to a black screen after it copied the files to my RAM (I have 2GB). Am I supposed to wait or is there a problem with it?

[Omega]

Dise 2 (getting a new pc soon) a écrit :

Omega a écrit :

SteamOS = Linux.

Yes these games work. Valve ported all their games to Linux. And Windows-only games can be played through Proton, a modified version of WINE which is included with Steam for Linux.

Allthough Proton will most likely not work (fully) due to lack of support for Vulkan on your hardware.

Thank you so much, Omega!

Also I may have another issue. I tried to boot Puppy Linux from disc and was brought to a black screen after it copied the files to my RAM (I have 2GB). Am I supposed to wait or is there a problem with it?

Give it some time.

Disk could be bad, or it might have compatibility issues with your laptop.

You will have to install it if you want to game on Linux. You can't install software in a live environment.

[Homer]

Omega a écrit :

Dise 2 (getting a new pc soon) a écrit :

Thank you so much, Omega!

Also I may have another issue. I tried to boot Puppy Linux from disc and was brought to a black screen after it copied the files to my RAM (I have 2GB). Am I supposed to wait or is there a problem with it?

Give it some time.

Disk could be bad, or it might have compatibility issues with your laptop.

You will have to install it if you want to game on Linux. You can't install software in a live environment.

I tried waiting for the black screen to pass but my laptop turned off after a couple minutes. Would this be a compatibility issue?

[Omega]

Dise 2 (getting a new pc soon) a écrit :

Omega a écrit :

Give it some time.

Disk could be bad, or it might have compatibility issues with your laptop.

You will have to install it if you want to game on Linux. You can't install software in a live environment.

I tried waiting for the black screen to pass but my laptop turned off after a couple minutes. Would this be a compatibility issue?

Might be. You could try another distro like Xubuntu.

You do have a 64-bit CPU right? Make sure to download the 32bit version if you don't.

[perropequeño2222]

Omega a écrit :

Dise 2 (getting a new pc soon) a écrit :

I tried waiting for the black screen to pass but my laptop turned off after a couple minutes. Would this be a compatibility issue?

Might be. You could try another distro like Xubuntu.

You do have a 64-bit CPU right? Make sure to download the 32bit version if you don't.

(this is my other account)
I have a 32-bit CPU and I'm not sure if the website said anything about 32-bit and 64-bit downloads. I'll check now.

Dise (getting a PC SOON) a écrit :

Omega a écrit :

Might be. You could try another distro like Xubuntu.

You do have a 64-bit CPU right? Make sure to download the 32bit version if you don't.

(this is my other account)
I have a 32-bit CPU and I'm not sure if the website said anything about 32-bit and 64-bit downloads. I'll check now.

I downloaded the Ubuntu Bionic 32-bit version (BionicPup32 8.0) from Puppy Linux Home (puppylinux.com)

Omega a écrit :

Dise 2 (getting a new pc soon) a écrit :

I tried waiting for the black screen to pass but my laptop turned off after a couple minutes. Would this be a compatibility issue?

Might be. You could try another distro like Xubuntu.

You do have a 64-bit CPU right? Make sure to download the 32bit version if you don't.

I'm going to try an older version of Linux and see if it works.

[Omega]

Dise 2 (getting a new pc soon) a écrit :

Omega a écrit :

Might be. You could try another distro like Xubuntu.

You do have a 64-bit CPU right? Make sure to download the 32bit version if you don't.

I'm going to try an older version of Linux and see if it works.

Generally older versions will have worse compatibility with hardware.

The latests version of Linux will run fine on 10-20 year old hardware.

[Homer]

Omega a écrit :

Dise 2 (getting a new pc soon) a écrit :

I'm going to try an older version of Linux and see if it works.

Generally older versions will have worse compatibility with hardware.

The latests version of Linux will run fine on 10-20 year old hardware.

I used an older version anyway (I used it before I saw your comment) and it worked.
Is it possible to install Puppy Linux and have Windows Vista still installed? I have two partitions on my laptop's Hard Drive.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

No cause 2 partition is not enough and there won't be enough space. Use another drive for another OS, never 2 OS on one drive. You need a good 5 or so partitions for most Linux