Re: [OT] graphics card recommandation

2001-04-03 Thread Hall Stevenson
> However, it's not without its issues. I've had heaps of problems > getting the framebuffer running properly (boot to a screen full of > garbage, which doesn't prevent X from running). I've been having a similar problem and have gotten nowhere with finding a resolution. I enable framebuffer s

Re: [OT] graphics card recommandation

2001-04-03 Thread Damon Muller
Quoth Stephan Kulka, > 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.

Re: [OT] graphics card recommandation

2001-04-02 Thread Sean
On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 10:06:18PM +0200, Stephan Kulka wrote: > 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 n

Re: [OT] graphics card recommandation

2001-04-02 Thread Chris Majewski
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 cas

[OT] graphics card recommandation

2001-04-02 Thread Stephan Kulka
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, becau