__/ [ Jim ] on Wednesday 12 July 2006 17:26 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> GeForce And Radeon Take On Linux
>>
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>> | Graphics hardware may not have the same extensive driver support in
>> | Linux as it does in Windows, but it sure has gotten better. Are we
>> | beginning to witness the evolution of Linux as a gaming platform?
>> `----
>>
>> http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/07/12/geforce_and_radeon_take_on_linux_uk/
>
> I've got no complaints about this GF4 MX440 in SuSE (1600x1200@24-bit,
> 3D/XGL frameserver). NVidia Linux support rocks, IMO. ATI is just a bitch
> to get moving, even beyond 1024x768@16bit (my other P4 laptop has a
> 1400x1050 screen and Radeon 7500 GPU, it won't push and there's no 3D
> support under Linux - even Windows configuration for the chip is a chore).
Under SuSE 8.1, with an outdated version of X and a strong Radeon (no
specialised drivers installed), I managed to get high resolution on a single
screen (also full OpenGL support), but once I try dual-head, it drops down
to 1200x900 (can't remember the exact numbers, so I'm rounding them
downward.. 1232x927 in this case?). That said, the last time I tinkered with
these settings was back in 2003. All has been fine since, but I could use
the extra pixels on monitors as large as 21 inches (diagonal, 20.something"
viewable). More recent versions of SUSE should be able to do all of this
easily. I am thinking of SLED 10, but having second thoughts because the
migration would take days (3 years of careful customisations need to be
restored gradually).
Best wishes,
Roy
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