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?