[clug] Video Cards for Linux

[Basil Chupin]

Tomasz Ciolek wrote:
> John
> 
> The na said "out-of-the-box" - not "with additional driver". But I take
> your point and think your perpetuating nVidia's behaviour. 
> 
> TMC
> 
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 03:53:26PM +1100, Telek, John wrote:
> 
>>Depends on how pedantic you want to be about the driver.
>>I'm Nvidia through and through and could not care less about the closed
>>driver.
>>At least they have one for linux. I'm using an FX5200 and am more than
>>impressed.  :)
>>
>>I also have a PCI tnt2 m64, and it's nice too. (NO I'm not giving it
>>away.  :) )
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Nemo -earth native- [mailto:nemo at nut.house.cx] 
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:38 PM
>>To: linux at lists.samba.org
>>Subject: Re: [clug] Video Cards for Linux
>>
>>
>>On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 03:28:38PM +1100, Simon Burton did utter:
>>
>>>>If you have an AGP slot, I'll give you a GF4 440 MX for free, with 
>>>>TV out.
>>>>
>>>>  John
>>>>
>>>
>>>Can I have one too ? Seriously, I'm after anything from a TNT2 or 
>>>better.
>>
>>I have an older GF2MX, no TV out - which I'm looking to convert to
>>something with nicer support under X... 
>>
>>On that front, what would clug folk recommend for cards that meet the
>>requirement of 'decent support' under linux/X11? (for values of 'decent
>>support' that I prefer to include 'hardware support good, 3d support not
>>too fussed since I don't game - though having my gl screensavers run
>>smooth would be nice, and out-of-the-(debian)-box drivers without having
>>to compile my own stuff... 
>>
>>Anything in the age of the last 3 years or so is kind of what I'm
>>thinking...
>>
>>.../Nemo

The nVidia cards will work with Linux "out-of-the-box" - however, you 
will only have 2-D and will not have 3-D support until you install the 
driver from nVidia.

The nVidia drivers started to cause problems from version 4363 to those 
(like myself) using an Athlon CPU (and therefore running the 
athlon-enhanced kernel) and also using cards of the MX400/440 calibre. 
However, if using the kernel for the Intel then there do not appear to 
be any problems in using the driver(s) to get 3-D capability.

If, on the other hand, you are using an Athlon-endhanced kernel and have 
an nVidia FX5200 (and up) card installed then there is NO problem with 
the nVidia driver(s). The latest driver is 5336 and it works perfectly 
with the FX5200 I recently installed on my system (SUSE v9 Pro).

Cheers.

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