I use an ATI 9700 Pro. It can be little bit of a hassle getting 3D acceleration running the first time, but there are some websites with good instructions and prepackaged binaries for Debian.
> -----Original Message----- > From: David Fokkema [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 3:43 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Wich brand of graphic cards? > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 01:10:29PM -0400, Franco Gorziglia wrote: > > I'm thinking in buy a new graphic card; Which one runs better with > > linux? Is there a brand that support better the free > software with the > > appropriate drivers? Thank you! > > ATI is nice, I think. I specifically bought a laptop with an > ATI card. It works very well for me using the open source > drivers. Of course, ATI has proprietary drivers which are > (supposed to be) even better. > > BUT: before you buy I card, google around for specific > models. For example, ATI cards are well-supported, except for > the newest models (9800 or something like that). Probably the > ATI proprietary driver _does_ support them, but you should > want to use it. > > David > > -- > Hi! I'm a .signature virus. Copy me into > your ~/.signature to help me spread! > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
