[opensuse] Linux ATI video support
Hi! I think i am going to get this video card: ATI Radeon 9800 pro 128 mb AGP Does SLED SP1 support this card or do i need to get linux drivers from ATI site (i dont see them there)? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, August 13, 2007 7:28 pm, Chris Arnold wrote:
Hi! I think i am going to get this video card: ATI Radeon 9800 pro 128 mb AGP Does SLED SP1 support this card or do i need to get linux drivers from ATI site (i dont see them there)?
Well, I'd imagine that SLED will support any modern video card. However, if you want more than 800x600 with 3d support or something cool, you'd probably need the proprietary drivers. If you have SLED, then can't you ask Novell? You should have support, AFAIK. -- kai www.perfectreign.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 14 August 2007 03:28:52 Chris Arnold wrote:
Hi! I think i am going to get this video card: ATI Radeon 9800 pro 128 mb AGP Does SLED SP1 support this card or do i need to get linux drivers from ATI site (i dont see them there)?
When you install SLED you should get an additional ATI repository set up that allows you to install the proprietary drivers to enable the 3D effects. If 3D effects aren't important to you, then the graphics should 'just work' with the in-kernel radeon driver. Jon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
It will work out of the box, but you won't have accelerated 3D. For that you will have to download the ATI drivers. There have been complaints about ATI drivers. If you don't mind using binary drivers, nvidia cards have much better functionality and support under linux. Joe Chris Arnold wrote:
Hi! I think i am going to get this video card: ATI Radeon 9800 pro 128 mb AGP Does SLED SP1 support this card or do i need to get linux drivers from ATI site (i dont see them there)? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
joe wrote:
It will work out of the box, but you won't have accelerated 3D. For that you will have to download the ATI drivers. There have been complaints about ATI drivers.
If you don't mind using binary drivers, nvidia cards have much better functionality and support under linux.
Joe
Yup, i think i am going to get a nvidia 5700 card. How about the install process; can i turn off my pc, install the 5700 card and hook the monitor to it and SLED be ok with that? Or will i need to do it some other way? Will i need to get the nvidia driver for 3D support or should that work out of the box? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Chris Arnold wrote:
joe wrote:
It will work out of the box, but you won't have accelerated 3D. For that you will have to download the ATI drivers. There have been complaints about ATI drivers.
If you don't mind using binary drivers, nvidia cards have much better functionality and support under linux.
Joe
Yup, i think i am going to get a nvidia 5700 card. How about the install process; can i turn off my pc, install the 5700 card and hook the monitor to it and SLED be ok with that? Or will i need to do it some other way? Will i need to get the nvidia driver for 3D support or should that work out of the box?
SLED should be fine with just switching the cards, but you will probably need to re-do the video setup to get things exactly right. NB When I installed SLED SP1 on my laptop, it automatically installed the nvidia drivers, but I'm not sure exactly how that works when changing the card in an already installed OS. Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, August 14, 2007 3:54 pm, Chris Arnold wrote:
If you don't mind using binary drivers, nvidia cards have much better functionality and support under linux.
Joe
Yup, i think i am going to get a nvidia 5700 card. How about the install process; can i turn off my pc, install the 5700 card and hook the monitor to it and SLED be ok with that? Or will i need to do it some other way? Will i need to get the nvidia driver for 3D support or should that work out of the box?
Just like ATI, NVidia will work out of the box with a less robust feature set using the SUSE-supplied drivers. To get the full features - and that cool NVIDIA splash screen on startup - you need the binary drivers to be installed afterwards. -- kai www.perfectreign.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Chris I have the same ATI 9600 card -0 Why on earth do you want to get rid of such a high performance card. The default drivers work just fine AND ATI publish the 3D Linux Graphics card driver on their site. Some are in .RPM format and soon all will be; however until they are all in .RPM they come as a complete .BIN file which is a large file as is contains the installer. You also, as previously mentioned have the support access to get the same driver from Novell who are provided with the same driver information and it will be in a .RPM format. ATI produce some very very good high end video cards and they are committed to provide both 32 and 64 Bit Linux O/S. The decision to provide all their Linux driver progressively in a .RPM format is a very very very substantial commitment and reason to hang on to what you have. http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/linux.html http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/linux.html#5 Remember this is Linux - Only M$ demanded the creation of PCIE for their O/S for desktop effects. Linux can happily produce them without demanding a PCIE card as long as you current card is a high performance AGP/PCI card of which the 9600 IS Scott Chris Arnold wrote:
joe wrote:
It will work out of the box, but you won't have accelerated 3D. For that you will have to download the ATI drivers. There have been complaints about ATI drivers.
If you don't mind using binary drivers, nvidia cards have much better functionality and support under linux.
Joe
Yup, i think i am going to get a nvidia 5700 card. How about the install process; can i turn off my pc, install the 5700 card and hook the monitor to it and SLED be ok with that? Or will i need to do it some other way? Will i need to get the nvidia driver for 3D support or should that work out of the box?
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