[Sderby] Video card

[Tony Martin]

I think I have had to use VESA for every monitor  I have ever installed 
and it has usually been OK

Tony

andre.hefer@avhservices.co.uk wrote:

>Ian
>
>I would do it the other way around i.e check the spec of the monitor and see
>if it is supported by Linux. I assume you will be using XFree86 Version 4.
>The XFree website has a card list of supported video cards See
>http://xfree86.org/cardlist.html. Most reasonably modern monitors support
>the VESA standard which will allow a generic driver to support the card.
>
>Hope that helps.
>
>Andre
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ian Simpson" <iansimpson@clara.co.uk>
>To: <sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk>
>Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 7:19 AM
>Subject: [Sderby] Video card
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>>Hi,
>>
>>I currently have a SiS 6326 video card with a whole 8MB RAM
>>which I'm thinking about upgrading.
>>
>>Any recommendations for a good linux-friendly alternative that's
>>compatible with a Philips 150S 15" LCD monitor?
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>    Ian
>>    iansimpson@clara.co.uk
>>
>>    http://home.clara.net/iansimpson
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