Hi, I am new to the list as well as to Linux. I have chosen SuSE 7.3 as my OS of choice for a PC box that I am building. I have the mainboard, processor and sound card, but need to get a graphics/video card that I am comfortable with. I don't do much gaming and I don't want to watch TV on the PC. I would like to maybe later connect an LCD monitor, but not at this point. I have two problems. The first problem is that as I don't have a PC to install SuSE on at this time (I am using an Old World UMAX Pulsar Mac OS clone) I don't know what cards SuSE supports. The second problem is finding a card that is available where I am stationed at this time (Jakarta, Indonesia) that works with SuSE. I have been looking at the ATI Radeon 7500 as a possibility but am unsure of support in SuSE. As a newbie, I am also concerned about ease of install. I would prefer if I didn't have to download and install drivers, not to mention that I can't imagine doing an install if I can't get the monitor to work at startup. Is there a kind soul that will e-mail me off list and walk me through this issue?? Cheers, Brian "That's logic that a chicken would understand." Danish popular saying.
On Thursday 14 February 2002 09:47, Brian Durant wrote, in part:
I have been looking at the ATI Radeon 7500 as a possibility but am unsure of support in SuSE. As a newbie, I am also concerned about ease of install. I would prefer if I didn't have to download and install drivers, not to mention that I can't imagine doing an install if I can't get the monitor to work at startup.
Hi Brian. I have the 7500, and have been through this myself. With the 7500 and 7.3 you have to do the following: 1. Install SuSE and configure the video as plain old VGA. 2. Download XFree86 4.2, and the sax2 update, from the SuSE site. 3. Install the downloads following SuSE's instructions. 4. Run sax2. It will detect your card and configure XFree86 4.2. Alternatively: Configure XFree86 4.1.x for the framebuffer device (instructions in the 7.3 Pro manual). You will be able to enjoy high resolution, but will also get some annoying flicker because of the low refresh rate. You will not have any hardware acceleration. Or Wait for SuSE 7.4, which will include XFree86 4.2 from the getgo. -- Regards, Malcolm KMail l.3.1 -- KDE 2.2.2 -- SuSE Linux 7.3 Remove the dots to email me.
On Thu, 2002-02-14 at 07:47, Brian Durant wrote:
Hi,
I am new to the list as well as to Linux. I have chosen SuSE 7.3 as my OS of choice for a PC box that I am building. I have the mainboard, processor and sound card, but need to get a graphics/video card that I am comfortable with. I don't do much gaming and I don't want to watch TV on the PC. I would like to maybe later connect an LCD monitor, but not at this point. I have two problems. The first problem is that as I don't have a PC to install SuSE on at this time (I am using an Old World UMAX Pulsar Mac OS clone) I don't know what cards SuSE supports. The second problem is finding a card that is available where I am stationed at this time (Jakarta, Indonesia) that works with SuSE.
I have been looking at the ATI Radeon 7500 as a possibility but am unsure of support in SuSE. As a newbie, I am also concerned about ease of install. I would prefer if I didn't have to download and install drivers, not to mention that I can't imagine doing an install if I can't get the monitor to work at startup. Is there a kind soul that will e-mail me off list and walk me through this issue??
Cheers,
Brian
I have no experience with ATI cards. An alternative might be the Matrox G550. It works with SuSE out of the box. The G550 comes with two outputs, the standard for analog monitors and an output for digital monitors. You can use the analog output now and when you get your LCD, you can use both outputs and have a dual head display. If you are not into gaming or TV output the Matrox G550 may be everything you need. -- Ralph Sanford - If your government does not trust you, rsanford@telusplanet.net - should you trust your government? DH/DSS Key - 0x7A1BEA01
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