[ale] Video card for XFree86 at high res

Eric Ayers eric.ayers at mindspring.com
Mon Apr 19 19:53:38 EDT 1999


Steve Tynor wrote:
> 
> Thanks to all for all the help with my SiS 8326 video configuration
> problem. The concensus is that I'd done pretty much all there was to do:
> the card simply is not yet supported well under XFree86 3.3.3.
> 
> So...  It's time to choose a different card.  Here are the ones the
> dealer carries for which I could swap.   My requirement is to be able to
> run >=1280x1024, >=24bpp, >=75Hz refresh, non-interlaced.
> 
> Which of the following cards are best supported (at those resolutions)
> by XFree86?
> 
>         Card                            XFree86 server
> 
>         Matrox Millenium G200           XF86_SVGA

For running X (which is all I do!) , this card is fast and trouble free
in my experience.
 
-Eric.






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