> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Donn Washburn > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 8:04 AM > To: FlightGear user discussions > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Network help > > Chris Wilkinson wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > Curtis Olson wrote: > >> I know there are a few people who refuse to run nvidia > cards because > >> they don't make their drivers open-source, but I have had > good luck > >> through the years with nvidia so I've stuck with them. > Same here - with NVidia cards. There freely available > drivers work well and I have heard of people with ATI cards > that can't get things to work. > Beside the Linux kernel supports a lot of NVidia stuff like > IDE chipset >
Okay, I'm now convinced. I basically couldn't run FG on a 1.7Ghz, 640 M RAM machine with an ATI card in it. I switched to an old NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra card, same thing, but when I added the Detonator driver, my frame rate jumped to 30 fps at 1024x768. I'm using this just to proof out some ideas, but when I am ready to push the button, I'll buy the latest, greatest hardware. Thanks to everyone for the help, and I hope that the number I've provided help others. Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
