On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 13:42:29 -0500, Paul Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 22:30:39 +0000, 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: > > > > I'm using ATI Xpert 2000 64MB on a 1600x1200 monitor, no problems > whatsoever, no need to get non-debian drivers, has all worked great > for the last two years, very happy with it. > ..from lspci -v: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage IIC \ AGP (rev 7a) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 0084 Flags: bus master, VGA palette snoop, stepping, medium \ devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11 Memory at ea000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=16M] I/O ports at d000 [size=256] Memory at e9000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [5c] Power Management version 1 ..huh? I was _damned_ sure I had 8MB Video ram??? Runs 1600x1200x24 @ 59 fps, only issue is X restricts video bw to 162MHz, the card can do 230MHz. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
