Re: Good Linux video card?

From: Keith Clark (clarkphotography_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/31/03

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    On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:14:30 +1000, Jason Smith wrote:

    > I have RH9 and an nVidia FX5600 but it locks up on a regular basis. I have
    > spent a LONG time (weeks) trying to get it to work, but to no avail. I
    > have also found LOTS of others in the chat forums that have the same
    > problem with lock-ups and together we have unsuccessfully tried a miriad
    > of settings/options so it is very likely a driver problem. nVidia tech
    > support never replies to emails so I am at my end.
    >
    > Consequently, my opinion of nVidia is pretty poor. They "claim" Linux
    > compatibility, but that's about it. Only a "claim".
    >
    > Can anyone recommend a good 3D video card for Linux? ie with drivers that
    > work with RH9? I am looking at games as I haven't played UT since I
    > stopped using Windows 2 years ago.
    >
    > JS
    >
    > PS Anyone wanna buy a used FX5600? :-(

    Hmmm - I have an MSI FX5600 card runing RH9 and it's awesome. I installed
    UT2003 to my RH9 system right out of the box. It plays wonderfully.

    Good thing I bought it long before I read your post... ;->

    I'm running the 4496 drivers with kernel 2.6-test9 with no problems.

    Could be you just have a defective card, but it's impossible to tell squat
    from your post.

    You haven't posted *any* relevant techical information that could be used
    to diagnose where the problem might be. What troubleshooting steps have
    you taken, and what is your configuration?

    And don't single out Nvidia's tech support - there is no company on earth
    that has good tech support.

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