I can only speak of Nvidia as being the easiest high-performance video card to
install for Linux. In fact, from early-on, they were pro-Linux. ATI can go
down the toilet if you ask me. As vendor-supplied drivers go, they have
disregarded Linux for too long and only jumped in recently. I am partial to
those manufacturers that have stuck it out for us, and that makes me somewhat
loyal to them.
Regarding DVDs <sigh>, I'm still wondering how the heck to master a the DVD
menu system so I can completely watch DVDs w/o the DVD itself. Sure I can
rip all day and expire my disk space, but I still can't find how to preserve
everything of my paid asset; hence, a full copy. Anyway, that's not your
question, but it's kind of related and just my gripe. Yes, there are several
RTFMs out there. I find the whole DVD thing like an artform or
something--lots to learn and discuss.
/mario
On Sunday 09 January 2005 08:37, vzd1s11k wrote:
> > Maureen,
> >
> > Just off the top of my head, getting late, if you are going to be
> > running a 64 bit AMD then you MUST go with the nvidia cards. None of
> > the others support this config. I also had these same trepidations but
> > switched to the nvidia. Not a big deal to set up. I am running SuSE and
> > know nothing of Mandrake so your mileage may vary. Nvidia is the only
> > card maker that fully supports Linux and their drivers are available on
> > their website.
>
> With Mandrake (especially download edition) you have to install kernel
> source for the kernel you choose, download the drivers from Nvidia, run
> their compile script and then change the driver in xorg.config from nv
> to nvidia. The purchased edition does all that for you. The download
> edition does not include any non-GPL software [IE Nvidia drivers]
>
> vzd1s11k <vzd1s11k@verizon.net>
> GNU Linux
> 100% Microsoft Free and loving it
>
>
>
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