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Hello |
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On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 12:42:22PM +0430, Platoali wrote: |
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> And I want to know which one is better supported in Linux kernel |
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> regardless of how much open/free the drivers is. I'm currently |
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> thinking between Nvidia Quadro fx 1700 and Ati firegl 5600. Does |
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> anyone have any comment about them? |
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I had an nvidia some time ago (2 years). I had to give up 3D, since the |
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proprietary drivers gave me hell. Only about every third version worked |
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(only with every second kernel version). Even when it worked, it |
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sometimes crashed the whole kernel or didn't render fonts. |
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Now I have intel i915 and I'm happy. It is not a strong card, but it |
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supports 3D, I'm able to even play games on it, it allows plugging in |
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monitors at runtime (with X capable of resizing the screen & pretending |
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it is xinerama). |
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I have no experience with ati. |
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-- |
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Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined. |
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-- Samuel Goldwyn |
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Michal 'vorner' Vaner |