Also, take a look at the Matrox site. They actually provide software! The Matrox PowerDesk is an excellent utility for setting up displays and muli-displays in linux, plus they have their own, easy to install XFree86 server. I only use ATI and Matrox in my PC's for these reasons.
Hero --- Matthew Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone searched for "Linux" on ATI's web site? I did and found a > decent 45 hits... one lead me to their Linux FAQ. In the FAQ they > answer a lot of questions honestly and fairly. Where some vendors would > simply state that their hardware has been known to work with Linux but > they don't provide support, their FAQ gives quite a bit of details about > where to find help, what does work and what is being worked on. While > they don't directly support Linux (which of course would be better), the > treat it much like they do. They give links to OpenSource sites for > support and suggest(mildly) that users contribute at XFree86.org. > > As a strong Linux user/supporter, I like to see the kind of information > that they make available. I will definitely be purchasing ATI hardware > in the near future, as I am interested in video capture and conversion. > AIW seems to be the way to go. I am interested in others' input about > this topic. > > Thought I'd let you know. > > Matt > > -- > Matthew Carpenter > CNI, CNE, CCNA, MCP, J2CP, WP > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.e-i-s.cc/ > > Enterprise Information Systems > *Network Consulting, Integration & Support > *Web Development and E-Business > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > ===== ^C quit :q exit ? help shit __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
