For awhile ATI was not supporting Linux. They've improved significantly as of late.
I highly recommend Nvidia stuff. Excellent Linux support. Matrox is good for 2D stuff. On 20-Jan-2004 Pigeon wrote: > On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 04:41:59AM +0800, Ryan Mackay wrote: >> If you dont choose this chipset i would suggest sticking with nVidia >> none the less, they do support Linux (or Xwindows should i say) alot >> more/better than other companies. > > Hmm, I'm constantly advising people NOT to buy nVidia stuff because they > are LESS Free-software friendly than other companies. They may provide Linux > drivers but they are binary-only. No source code or hardware specs are > available, so you're really in the same boat as you are with Windoze. > > For example, <http://dri.sourceforge.net/dri_status.phtml> lists plenty of > ATI support: > >> ATI >> >> Supported Chipsets >> >> * Mach64 (Rage Pro) >> * Rage 128 (Standard, Pro, Mobility) >> * Radeons up to R9200 are supported >> >> Important Notes >> >> * The Radeon naming scheme explained. >> * For Radeon PCI support see the FAQ >> * Rage Fury Maxx is NOT supported by the DRI. >> * The Mach64 (Rage Pro) is undergoing heavy development. To see if your >> card is supported check Leif's status page. >> * The Radeon seems to have problems with certain early VIA chipsets. >> Your best bet is to try and see if it works. >> >> Example Graphics Cards >> >> * Rage Fury >> * Rage Magnum >> * Xpert 2000 >> * Xpert 128 >> * Xpert 99 >> * All-in-Wonder 128 > > but when it comes to NVidia, all we get is: > >> NVidia >> >> NVidia provides their own closed source, binary drivers. Hardware specs >> are not available to the DRI developers and NVidia cards are therefore >> not supported by the DRI. > > ATI may only release their hardware specs to developers under NDA but that's > a lot better than not releasing them at all. At least we get ATI source code. > > -- > Pigeon > > Be kind to pigeons > Get my GPG key here: > http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F --------------------------------------- Arlen Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> BOFH excuse #439: Hot Java has gone cold This message was sent by XFmail (Linux) -o) /\\ _\_v The penguins are coming... the penguins are coming... ---------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
