IMHO you have 3 choices of graphic cards 3dfx - bad idea as they no longer exist (so no more drivers) ATI - don't support Linux :( nVidia - provide closed drivers for Linux. and personally closed drivers are better than no drivers. ________________________________________ Robert MacLean ----- Original Message ----- From: "s" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] new linux drivers for nvidia cards Version: 1.0-1512 > On Friday 07 September 2001 05:09 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote: > > > I've got one word for nVidia's Linux support, and like most in the > > wintel-gang, it's .... DISINGENUOUS. They're just stringin us along, > > with poor, partially capable, closed source secret drivers. IMO, out'a > > fear of losing M$ cooperation. YMMV I'm sort's pi$$'d at myself for > > buyin nVidia crap, even tho I knew all the above beforehand. My only > > excuse is it's gettin harder and harder... not to. Billy's winning ;( > > That's just it. What is our alternative? Voodoo support is not what it was. > I had three machines (just sold one) with the voodoo3 in them, and they have > not had decent acceleration since 7.2. I tried all the the little tips and > tricks other say got theirs to work ok, but nope... games suck on those > machines. ATI? I read post after post of horror story with those. > > What could we get, even if money was no object (within the home user range)? > -s > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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