Quoting Jennifer Stickel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Thanks for all your help. I decided that I am just going to find a > cheap video card and forget this integrated one. It is not worth the > hassle that it is taking.
That's the way I'd see it, too. It's surprising how many new users think that, just because a system came with some particular cheap hardware component, that component merits open-ended amounts of effort getting Linux support going (winmodems, winprinters, USB ADSL devices, etc.), when buying a replacement makes the whole problem go away. Effectively, they're saying that vast amounts of their time and trouble are a more rational price than that cash outlay. I really _do_ think that used Matrox G200, G400, and G450 cards make superb (and cheap!) choices for Linux desktops -- if you can find 'em. If not, any of the standard 2D-video ATI cards, or, heck, the Matrox G2+ (came after the G200/400/450 series), would be fine. Avoiding the 3D/gamer morass, if you don't actually need/want that, will save a few nickels _and_ make your software job easier. (The first-person-shooter addicts will all tout their favourite Nvidia cards, which will generally push you towards Nvidia's proprietary X11 software, thereafter. If you _do_ need that, good luck.) _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
