Optimal Hardware...

Likosin · 09-01-2003, 12:57 PM

I currently have a very bad graphics card, and I am considering getting a better one. After reading a bit, I have found the linux support/drivers are sketchy. What would be the best graphics card to get for linux? I prefer to have one from the major manufacturers (eg. Radeon, Voodoo, Matrox, GeForce, etc...)

And on a related note, what is the best laptop for linux?

fancypiper · 09-01-2003, 12:59 PM

GeForce has good support, I think.

# Configuring X
Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO - video cards
The Linux XFree86 HOWTO
Configuring XFree86 for a Non-Specific Linux Distribution
Common X configuring tools:
Debian - dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
Mandrake - XFdrake
Redhat 7.3 down - the setup utility leads to several config tools
Redhat 7.3 up - redhat-config-xfree86
You may have these tools:
XF86Setup
XFree86 -configure
Xconfigurator
xf86cfg
xf86config
xconf
ATI Linux drivers
If you need the nVidia driver, you want the Linux IA32 driver

Likosin · 09-01-2003, 02:41 PM

What about laptops?

fancypiper · 09-01-2003, 02:53 PM

I have an old pentium 75 with an 800 MB hard drive I just got given to me. When I have time, I will install something on it, then maybe I will know something about laptops.

All I can suggest is checking the hardware compatability lists.