ATI Rage Mobility 128

Driver Support

At the moment, ATI has only provided us with Windows 98 drivers for the Mobility 128 and that is what we tested with. Since the Mobility 128 core is virtually identical to the Rage 128 Pro, we expect that adding support for Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 to be a trivial matter for ATI. And with OEM's demanding such support, since they've already begun to ship notebooks with Windows 2000, it seems ATI has little choice but to support those OS's.

ATI has also recently announced comprehensive support for Linux, including an SDK for adding full iDCT support for all Rage 128 based chips. While the Mobility 128 is not explicitly mentioned, it should be once again trivial to support it since the core is so similar to the Rage 128 Pro. The same goes for the X-server that supports the Rage 128 series. 3D support under Linux is not currently available, but is in the works. Back in October 1999, ATI announced its official support for Linux and endorsed the Open Source Movement, so Linux users can breathe a sigh of relief.

The Windows 98 drivers were solid in our short experience with them. Of course, this comes as no surprise since the Rage 128 core has changed little since its release over a year ago. This gave ATI ample time to tweak their drivers and get all the bugs out. Of course things still aren't perfect, but then again, nothing is ever perfect. Below are screenshots of the drivers in their current state. They look just like other ATI drivers so there's no reason to expect significant changes.

Driver Pictures