On Ma, 25 iun 13, 20:21:15, David Christensen wrote:
>
> I have an older machine with motherboard NVIDIA graphics. Building
> and installing the NVIDIA proprietary driver wasn't too hard, but I
> have experience with Linux kernel and embedded systems programming.
> The kicker was keeping the vide
On 25/06/13 11:21 PM, David Christensen wrote:
On 06/25/13 00:12, a...@alphanet.ch wrote:
1. Your budget.
<= ~$150
2. What applications you plan to run.
Some office applications, no games, max HD video. I actually have
problems with fast forward (up to a frozen picture...)
3. How many monito
On 06/25/13 00:12, a...@alphanet.ch wrote:
1. Your budget.
<= ~$150
2. What applications you plan to run.
Some office applications, no games, max HD video. I actually have
problems with fast forward (up to a frozen picture...)
3. How many monitor(s) you have (or will buy) and their interfaces
On Tue, 25 Jun 2013, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-06-24 at 19:02 -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> > On Mon, 24 Jun 2013, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 2013-06-24 at 09:48 -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> > > > (I've been using Linux for about 12 years--switched from the
> > > > Amiga, n
On Mon, 2013-06-24 at 19:02 -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Jun 2013, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 2013-06-24 at 09:48 -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> > > (I've been using Linux for about 12 years--switched from the
> > > Amiga, not Windows)
> >
> > I switched from the Atari ST to L
Hi,
Thanks everyone for answers ! Here are more information :
David Christensen writes:
On 06/24/13 01:37, a...@alphanet.ch wrote:
Hi,
I am a debian user and I am looking to buy a new computer (I will build
it).
I simply wonder if it is better to take a graphic card with an ATI or a
NVIDIA
On 06/24/13 01:37, a...@alphanet.ch wrote:
Hi,
I am a debian user and I am looking to buy a new computer (I will build
it).
I simply wonder if it is better to take a graphic card with an ATI or a
NVIDIA chipset.
Can someone please give me an advice ?
It would help if you told us:
1. Your budg
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-06-24 at 09:48 -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> > (I've been using Linux for about 12 years--switched from the
> > Amiga, not Windows)
>
> I switched from the Atari ST to Linux 10 years ago, but I've got a
> 80286 hardware emulator mounted ins
On 24/06/13 03:54 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Mon, 2013-06-24 at 12:23 -0700, Kelly Clowers wrote:
If you do need more power, I personally would go with AMD a generation
back (OSS drivers). I am not willing to use closed drivers, both for
ideology and for the hassle the create with kernel updates
On Mon, 2013-06-24 at 12:23 -0700, Kelly Clowers wrote:
> If you do need more power, I personally would go with AMD a generation
> back (OSS drivers). I am not willing to use closed drivers, both for
> ideology and for the hassle the create with kernel updates...others
> may disagree...
I can't us
On 24/06/13 03:23 PM, Kelly Clowers wrote:
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 1:37 AM, wrote:
Hi,
I am a debian user and I am looking to buy a new computer (I will build it).
I simply wonder if it is better to take a graphic card with an ATI or a
NVIDIA chipset.
Can someone please give me an advice ?
Ar
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 1:37 AM, wrote:
> Hi,
> I am a debian user and I am looking to buy a new computer (I will build it).
> I simply wonder if it is better to take a graphic card with an ATI or a
> NVIDIA chipset.
> Can someone please give me an advice ?
Are you going to play games, or progra
On Lu, 24 iun 13, 09:48:24, Patrick Bartek wrote:
>
> Since you're building your system, one word of advice: regardless of
> what hardware you choose, make sure it's been on the market for at
> least six months. That gives "the community" time to write drivers and
> other support for it. If you
On Mon, 2013-06-24 at 09:48 -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> (I've been using Linux for about 12 years--switched from the
> Amiga, not Windows)
I switched from the Atari ST to Linux 10 years ago, but I've got a 80286
hardware emulator mounted inside my 520ST and 4 MB PC RAM replaced the
512 KB, howe
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013, a...@alphanet.ch wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am a debian user and I am looking to buy a new computer (I will
> build it).
>
> I simply wonder if it is better to take a graphic card with an ATI or
> a NVIDIA chipset.
>
> Can someone please give me an advice ?
I've always gone wi
On Mon, 2013-06-24 at 15:04 +0300, Alex Moonshine wrote:
> So if you don't mind using proprietary drivers, I would recommend
> sticking with Nvidia.
+1 for NVIDA, but the license for the proprietary driver is an issue,
when using a kernel-rt, IOW it can't always be used, at least you need
to offen
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:37:38 +0200
a...@alphanet.ch wrote:
> I simply wonder if it is better to take a graphic card with an ATI or
> a NVIDIA chipset.
I've had all kinds of problems with ATI proprietary drivers (fglrx),
from missing hardware acceleration to freezing desktop and
awful font rende
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:37:38AM +0200, a...@alphanet.ch wrote:
> I simply wonder if it is better to take a graphic card with an ATI
> or a NVIDIA chipset.
I've had zero trouble with NVIDIA cards. Might be best not to buy the
latest and greatest though.
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On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:37:38 +0200, wrote:
I simply wonder if it is better to take a graphic card with an ATI or a
NVIDIA chipset.
I experienced the FLOSS driver for NVIDA as working better for e.g.
transparent windows, than the ATI one. Regarding to the proprietary
drivers ATI doesn't su
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