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Old 12-30-2003, 10:40 AM   #1
hanserr
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Question Matrox G450 for Linux


I'm currently putting together a system for home use & plan to run some flavor of Linux (Knoppix or Red Hat for now. Maybe Mandrake, BSD, or Solaris in the future). Since I'm a Linux newbie, I'll probably depend heavily on the gui & hope to ultimately do most of the admin stuff via command line. Since I don't plan to run any games, I'm not going to splurge on a high end gpu. I've always liked Matrox for 2d apps (really good iq) & thinking about either a G450 or 550. I don't see any driver support on their site for either of these gpu's & concerned I might have problems finding support with either of these distros. I would also appreciate suggestions for other gpu's as well. Thanks, Rick
 
Old 12-30-2003, 12:13 PM   #2
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Both the Matrox Millennium G450 and G550 are supported in Linux. The drivers are already part of the Linux kernel (i.e. as modules).

As for other video cards, Linux supports generic drivers for ATI and NVIDIA video cards.
Also, ATI and NVIDIA have better Linux drivers which are available on there websites.
 
  


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