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VGA cards (Was: Questions regarding hardware for a Free Software (especially Debian))



On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:17:59 +0100, Sven Joachim wrote:

> Be sure to avoid Nvidia graphics cards then.  

Why?

There is "nv" driver (2D) and soon it will be "nouveau" (2D+3D) driver 
available. Both are open source.

> The best bet is probably
> to use Intel graphics, *except* GMA500¹.  

IIRC, some Intel cards were having *very* ugly problems with xorg (EXA/
UXA issue) not so long ago...

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón


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