Re: video card reccomendation
On 26/09/10 13:51, Rick Pasotto wrote:
> I need to get an agp video card so take the video load off the regular
> bus. Also my new monitor has 1600x900 resolution and the openchrome
> driver doesn't recognize that resolution. I don't play games, so it's
> mostly for text, web, and an occasional video file.
>
> What would be the least expensive card for my needs?
>
Given your stated needs I'd suggest you try a computer fair/trash and
treasure/classified ads and look for a $10 - $20 (au - convert to your
local currency) AGP card. Throw the chipset details into
google.com/linux (or search engine of your choice) and check the
results. Pretty much anything with 128MB on-board will do what you want.
As others have pointed out nvidia proprietary installer works well
(export CC=/usr/bin/kernel_version_of_gcc) BUT for your stated purposes
the FOSS nv module will "just work".
Cheers
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