On Sunday 14 September 2003 00:10, Brian C wrote: > Hi, > > I'm having trouble getting my Matrox G550 working with Debian, because > it is not supported in the version of XFree86 that is installed with > Woody. I've successfully upgraded XFree86 to unstable but X still barfs > when I try to start it. (mga_hal module doesn't exist, etc.) Anyway, > that's not really the point, unless someone wants to tell me > step-by-step how they got their G550 working. > > My question is: What IS an available, cheap, but not too ancient video > card that will automagically work with the default Woody install? For > instance, would the ATI Radeon 9000 work? How far up ATI's numbering > system can I go before there's trouble? I'm not using the card for 3d > gaming or video editing. We're talking e-mail and word-processing here, > so a fifty dollar card or so is what I'd like. At the same time, I don't > want some ancient card that is going to be the weak link in an otherwise > very up-to-date system (because I believe one day Sarge will be > officially released, etc.) ;-) > > Please CC my address as I'm going to have to unsubscribe. Can't handle > the volume! Thanks! > > Brian
A Riva TNT2 is all you need for those applications. And it has 3D facility if you ever need to step up. You should be able to get one very cheaply now. Regards, David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
