Why kubuntu install Nvidia drivers, if the video card is ATI?

[Vagner]

Someone had some experience with an ATI HD 4200?

[Tred]

Most ATI cards aren't supported with linuxMCE or linux in general- ATI just hasn't developed the drivers like nVidia has. Try getting an nVidia card and putting it in.

[bongowongo]

Ok fair enough, but why not put the drivers where they should be?
Maybe some ati cards will be supported for low ui MD's?

[Vagner]

Two half truths:
1) There is no question of supporting or not. It's a bug. Why install the Nvidia driver if the card is not Nvidia? Should install the vesa driver;
2) The ATI developed Catalyst for Linux. I installed on Kubuntu, but it conflicts with the Nvidia driver and could not solve it.

[bongowongo]

I agree, we know ATI is bad choice, but why make it more hard to install by using the Nvidia drivers.
If somebody wants to pick this up I am willing to test, because I have numerous ATI cards.