I am assembling a new desktop on which I intend to install SuSe 9 Professional. I have the CPU (Athlon 2500+ Barton), RAM (512, 3200), Mobo Epox 8KRA2+, CPU fan/heatsink, and 430w power supply in hand, aluminum case is on the way. I'd like to select a basic 4x or 8x AGP graphic card that is known to be highly linux/SuSE 9 compatible ... there are enough points of hardware conflict due to the M$ monopoly as is. Thanks! dmc
On Friday 09 January 2004 5:51 pm, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
I am assembling a new desktop on which I intend to install SuSe 9 Professional.
I'd like to select a basic 4x or 8x AGP graphic card that is known to be highly linux/SuSE 9 compatible ... there are enough points of hardware conflict due to the M$ monopoly as is.
Linux supports most non-weird graphics cards. But to be safe you should have a look at the lated Hardware How-to, which lists all hardware known to be compatible and comments on some that isn't. Paul Abrahams
Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
On Friday 09 January 2004 5:51 pm, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
I'd like to select a basic 4x or 8x AGP graphic card that is known to be highly linux/SuSE 9 compatible ... there are enough points of hardware conflict due to the M$ monopoly as is. Linux supports most non-weird graphics cards. But to be safe you should have a look at the lated Hardware How-to, which lists all hardware known to be compatible and comments on some that isn't. Paul Abrahams
I could only find this single card under "Certified", and not SuSE 9; Graphic card ATI Fire GL 2/3/4 Ready for: SUSE LINUX 7.2 Given the number of threads all over the Internet discussing various problems with nVidia-based cards I am reluctant to go there. I have seen positive experiences with the Matrox 550. My application is not games, but will include some production of print advertising, some occasional viewing of movie files, editing of family photos, and Internet video-conferencing with family. Thanks! dmc
On Fri January 9 2004 07:51 pm, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
On Friday 09 January 2004 5:51 pm, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
I'd like to select a basic 4x or 8x AGP graphic card that is known to be highly linux/SuSE 9 compatible ... there are enough points of hardware conflict due to the M$ monopoly as is.
Linux supports most non-weird graphics cards. But to be safe you should have a look at the lated Hardware How-to, which lists all hardware known to be compatible and comments on some that isn't. Paul Abrahams
I could only find this single card under "Certified", and not SuSE 9; Graphic card ATI Fire GL 2/3/4 Ready for: SUSE LINUX 7.2
Given the number of threads all over the Internet discussing various problems with nVidia-based cards I am reluctant to go there.
I have seen positive experiences with the Matrox 550.
My application is not games, but will include some production of print advertising, some occasional viewing of movie files, editing of family photos, and Internet video-conferencing with family.
Thanks! dmc
I've had very good luck with ATI cards... especially those that aren't new in the last 6 months.... i.e. I have an 8500 and a 9000 working fine and I am sure some of the later cards work well too. The 9000 is supported natively with 9.0 and also the later kernels (2.4.23 is what I am running) so there's no problem with driver installations. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall bmarsh@bmarsh.com Bellaire, MI 01/09/04 20:36 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 'If an answer doesn''t seem right, ask another question.' 'EVERYTHING is the answer to something!' Dr. Science
On Friday 09 January 2004 19:51, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
Given the number of threads all over the Internet discussing various problems with nVidia-based cards I am reluctant to go there.
First, the problems you have seen discussed are with the *optional* accelerated binary 3D drivers from nVidia. The non accelerated open-source nVidia drivers delivered in all modern X systems are rock-solid. I don't recall ever hearing of problems with the non accelerated drivers. Second, most people have no problems with the binary accelerated nVidia drivers. I have installed them on at least a dozen different systems without issue. From what I have read, they have a vastly better reputation than the equivalent binary ATI drivers. mike.
On Friday 09 January 2004 22:51, Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
I am assembling a new desktop on which I intend to install SuSe 9 Professional.
I have the CPU (Athlon 2500+ Barton), RAM (512, 3200), Mobo Epox 8KRA2+, CPU fan/heatsink, and 430w power supply in hand, aluminum case is on the way.
I'd like to select a basic 4x or 8x AGP graphic card that is known to be highly linux/SuSE 9 compatible ... there are enough points of hardware conflict due to the M$ monopoly as is.
Thanks! dmc
Dave, a very quick tip from someone with the *exact* same CPU/MB/RAM setup. When you come to build this box you need to put your root partition on a none-RAID, non-LVM, plain ext2/3 or reiser filesystem, on a regular partition. If you don't, you'll get the base installed, but on reboot you won't even get past LILO. Instead it'll hang after LI, and you won't even get the grub menu. -- stephen/dot/boddy/at/btinternet/dot/com
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