ZephyrQ
My question, does SuSE handle AGP well enough for me to try my hand at it, or should I stick with a PCI card (I'm playing with a new Soyo mobo so I could use either).
I'm not sure what your concerns are, but I've been running AGP video cards exclusively for over a year. The key is that the AGP bus is `transparent', which means that it appears as any other PCI device. The output of lspci illustrates this point: bash-2.04$ /sbin/lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C597 [Apollo VP3] (rev 04) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598 [Apollo MVP3 AGP] 00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596 ISA [Apollo PRO] (rev 06) 00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586 IDE [Apollo] (rev 06) 00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B USB (rev 02) 00:07.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3050 00:08.0 Ethernet controller: Lite-On Communications Inc LNE100TX (rev 20) 00:09.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 (rev 02) 00:09.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 (rev 02) 00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 02) 01:00.0 Display controller: Texas Instruments TVP4020 [Permedia 2] (rev 11) With your appearant level of understanding, I'd advise that you spend your time asking what *kind* of AGP card works best ;) <donning asbestos gear>. Here's a quick tip: DON'T BE A CHEAPSKATE!!! Get a card powerd by an nVidia, 3Dfx, Matrox or ATi video chipset; others like S3, SiS, and Trident are NOT worth your time. Take it from one who knows first-hand... -- -=|JP|=- Jon Pennington | Atipa Linux Solutions jpennington@atipa.com | http://www.atipa.com Kansas City, MO, USA | 816-241-2641 x121 -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/