[Gllug] Which graphics card?

[Richard Cohen]

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Tethys wrote:

>
> Any recommendations on a modern graphics card for Linux? I will
> not support, out of principle, any card which doesn't have full
> programming information available, and I won't use binary only
> drivers. There have always been cards that I've avoided for this
> reason (ever since Diamond did it years ago), but now it seems that
> the choice is becoming very limited.
>
> Nvidia cards are obviously ruled out. But recent ATI cards also seem
> to fall foul of this, and even the Matrox Parhelia apparently doesn't
> work properly without a binary driver. So which modern card can I get
> that'll work well with XFree86 for both 2D and 3D using only free
> software drivers? I'm looking at 3D Labs, but they're quite pricey...

Depending just how picky you are - it's only the newer ATI cards which have
been more closed.  I've got a Radeon 9000 Pro which works fine with
XFree86/DRI drivers, 2D and 3D...  Check the dri wiki for details of support
for particular models.

> Tet

Cheers
Richard
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