Hello SuSE folkz, Could somebody please recommend any good at least 64MB RAM AGP x4/x8 graphic card for Linux which supports 3D effects and 3D rendering effects. Generally I'm looking for something which will satisfy a Linux gamer needs without excessive pain in a butt to install and configure. Thank you in advance for any thoughts or considerations. Alex

Alex Daniloff wrote:

Hello SuSE folkz, Could somebody please recommend any good at least 64MB RAM AGP x4/x8 graphic card for Linux which supports 3D effects and 3D rendering effects. Generally I'm looking for something which will satisfy a Linux gamer needs without excessive pain in a butt to install and configure. Thank you in advance for any thoughts or considerations.

With SuSE, any nvidia is very easy to install. However, personally, I have more sympathy for ATI because of the fact that they seem to be more open to the linux community in regards to the drivers. I don't know if this is still true, because I've heard a rumour that they provide a binary only driver, lately. Is that true? Also ATI cards are slightly more expensive ($10-20) than nvidia for about the same range of power. I would chose a Radeon. -- Silviu Marin-Caea Systems Engineer Linux/Unix http://www.genesys.ro Phone +40723-267961

* Ole Kofoed Hansen (Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 02:39:32PM +0100)

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With SuSE, any nvidia is very easy to install. Not any nvidia. My card is hopelessly unstable with nvidia's drivers. It was probably bought too cheap. It was rock-solid with nv drivers.

Out of curiosity, what kind of card do you have ? i've installed a dozen difefrent (types of) nvidia cards in a variety of different servers (rtanging from lowend geforce 2 MX to Quadro 4s as well as their laptop equivalents. So far, the only problem we found was running Nvidia cards in combination with a serverworks chipset (which will hopelessly crash the server *hard*. We did have a few cards that were bad (as in hardware defect), but in all cases we could swap them with the supplier (wether it was the shop around the corner or a well known reseller) for identical but properly working cards. Kind regards, -- Gerhard den Hollander Phone :+31-10.280.1515 Global IT Support manager Direct:+31-10.280.1539 Jason Geosystems BV Fax :+31-10.280.1511 (When calling please note: we are in GMT+1) gdenhollander@jasongeo.com POBox 1573 visit us at http://www.jasongeo.com 3000 BN Rotterdam JASON.......#1 in Reservoir Characterization The Netherlands This e-mail and any attachment is/are intended solely for the named addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, we request that you do not disseminate, forward, distribute or copy this e-mail message. If you have received this e-mail message in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and destroy the original message.

Op woensdag 18 december 2002 21:09, schreef Ole Kofoed Hansen:

On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Gerhard den Hollander wrote:

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* Ole Kofoed Hansen (Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 02:39:32PM +0100)

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With SuSE, any nvidia is very easy to install.

Not any nvidia. My card is hopelessly unstable with nvidia's drivers. It was probably bought too cheap. It was rock-solid with nv drivers.

Out of curiosity, what kind of card do you have ?

My card is a GeForce 2 MX of unknown brand.

To find out what brand it is, open the hardware configuration module (lower-right on the taskbar). Then choose display.

Op woensdag 18 december 2002 11:28, schreef jaakko tamminen:

Hi

Okay, let me go deeper with the explanation.

setuid means, that a program gets the rights of the owner, when it is run.

So, when smbmnt is owned by root, and when the setuid-bit is set, it has the same rights at root has when the program runs. Even when You run it as a "normal" user, this setuid bit tells the system, that this program can access the things root can, even if it is runned by a normal user.

Setting the bit is quite easy.

yes it is :-)

To open a text-console in KDE graphical desktop, press Alt-F2 keys simultaneously. System will provide You a small window when You can enter commands.

Enter "xterm", and press enter. This will then open a text-console, where You can enter text-based command into system.

You need to set Your self as root to be able to set those setuid-bits.. So, give system the command "sux", and press enter.

System will ask for roots password. Give it, and press enter.

If no error message appears, You are now acting as root.

Or: click the K (start-menu) => System => File Manager - Super User Mode => (enter password for user root) => browse to /usr/bin

Then change to directory /usr/bin with command "cd /usr/bin", and press enter.

Okay, we are ready to set the setuid-bit for both smbmnt and smbumount commands, that exist in this directory where You currently are. Give system the command "chmod 04711 smbmnt", and press enter Do the same for smbumount with "chmod 04711 smbumount".

(Yes, you can do that, but now you need to explain the 04711 (or point to man chmod)) look for smbmnt and smbumount. Select and right-click these files => properties => permissions-tab => and check the suid checkbox => OK

Okay, now we have changed the bits, just write "exit" and press enter, then You are back as normal user from root-shell, write "exit" and enter again, it closes the text-terminal.

Now happy Linneighborhood-using... Bits are set.

Jaska

seriously: be very carefull to set suid (safety-wise) and learn the commandline equivalents of the point & click stuff (emergency-wise or fast-alternative-wise). cheers, Marcel