If you want to play 3d games under linux, much depends on which version of the X server you run. See www.xfree86.org for information on which drivers are supported. See also utah-glx.sourceforge.net and dri.sourceforge.net which correspond to XFree 3 and XFree 4, respectively.
In my case, the ATI Xpert98 (Rage Pro) card has accelerated 3d (i.e. hardware OpenGL) support under utah-glx/XFree 3, but not under DRI/XFree 4. This is a bummer, because XFree 3 does not offer Xv (bypassing X for direct rendering) support for the Rage Pro. So I would have to switch between X3 and X4 for playing games and watching DVD's, respectively. As a result, I plan to find a Matrox G400 card somewhere. BTW, what games do you play under linux? The only 3d one I've seen that looked interesting is tuxracer, but it crashes during the loading screen (probably because the Xpert98 doesn't have enough RAM, and I can't manage to set up DMA correctly for this card, or something like that.) And of course the Quake demos, but they're boring. Apparently you can buy Quake for linux but it's like 50+$. Quite a bit of cash for something that a) is just a dumb first-person-shooter and b) might not even work on my box. Kudos to the Quake guys for GPL'ing all their old stuff, though. -chris Stephan Kulka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I searched the archives and some hardware pages, but I couldn't find > anything useful. > So I ask the question: I am looking for a graphics card for using it > mainly for office programs, but also sometimes for a good game. > It is not necessary for drawing CAD or the like. > I thought about a Matrox, because they should be a good average and also > not that expensive. > > Any other ideas?? > > TIA > > Stephan > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
