At 10:41 AM 5/2/98 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi again
>First: Thank you all for your suggestions and advice.
>I think I will go for the Matrox Millennium II card. Just a cupple of
question:
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>1) Do I have to download a driver from somewhere or can I just run
Xconfigurator
> to get support for this card.
If you have the full XFree or MetroX, you should be able to pick it.
>2) If I can just run Xconfigurator: Will all the options for this card be
> available, like 1024x768 (This one is missing with my S3-card )
Should be, but I always had trouble getting 16 and 32 bit color depth in
XFree, though it is doable. The high res stuff is automatic
There is a key combo you press to switch through the resolutions.
>3) Does the number of options available have something to do with the
amount of
> RAM on it.
Yes, more ram = higher resolutions and more colors. 800x600x16bpp = 1MB,
800x600x32bpp = 2MB, 1152x882x16bpp = 2MB, 32bpp = 4MB, and so forth.
>4) If I have to download a driver: Where can I get it. When I have
installed it
> will I have to run Xconfigurator, or can I access the properties another
> way.
>From XFrees web site, or perhaps Red Hat. You will have to run
Xconfigurator (or hack the file by hand, not much fun).
>5) Someone wrote that matrox will ship a new card in june which will be much
> better than the Millennium II. How fast can I expect support for this
card
> under RH5.0
Good question. I really have no idea.
>6) If I install a driver for a graphics card, can I use it for any WM. I'm
using
> KDE, is that a problem
Yes. Should not be an issue, or at least I've never heard of it being one.
>Well, thats just about it, maby I'll have to ask some more questions in the
>future, but for now:
>Thank you all for you help !
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