Nvidia, Debian's Woody, kernel 2.4.18, and xfree86

[Jaye Inabnit ke6sls <ke6sls@cox.net>]

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    Greetings:

I've reached my limit of tolerance with my voodoo3 (agp) card.  I've 
concluded that it is impossible to make this card function well with *this* 
Debian GNU/Linux box.

I'm considering Nvidia as a replacement.  I realize that nv's are only 
driven by either x3.3.6 or x4.2 (according to the official xfree86.org 
website).  I know that my up-to-date Woody box only sports x4.1.

Please recommend a card I should consider from the list below to replace the 
voodoo3, that will be supported by 2.4.18 kernel and Woody's x4.1?  Should I 
even consider Nvidia in light of another vendor's card that is in $100 (U.S.) 
range?

Finally, is there a comprehensive guide to actually getting an nv card 
running and able to play games like tuxracer (without being root) by a hippie 
that doesn't grok (Greek) geek speak for Woody?  This process of deciphering 
man pages, docs from google searches, and queries from anyone likely to have 
any clue of linux and xfree86 has been, at the very least, daunting.  DRI, 
GL, openGL, Mesa--growl.

Apologies to anyone slighted by my testy observations/experiences.

Prices from www.tcwo.com:
GeForce2 MX400 64MB AGP	1 Year Warranty	67.00
GeForce2 Ti 64MB AGP		1 Year Warranty 	94.00
PNY GeForce4 MX420 64MB AGP	1 Year Warranty 	99.00
PNY GeForce4 MX440 64MB AGP	1 Year Warranty 	129.00
TNT2 M64 32MB 4X AGP OEM	1 Year Warranty 	39.00

tia
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Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls
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