[ale] Video Cards

[Jeff Hubbs]

Slot-A Athlon 750, 128MB

Calvin Harrigan wrote:

>I don't think even in framebuffer mode on any card you should be experiencing 
>that kind of slow-down.  There might be something else wrong.  What 
>kind/speed processor do you have, how much memory?  I have and old pci card 
>an S3 I think with 2 megs that seems to run X better than you can.  The 
>processor is only a 200MMX with 128 Megs.  I am able to run 1024x768 at 16 
>bit color with no problem.  This computer runs redhat 7.1 stock everything.
>I also have another machine with a k6-2 333 running mandrake 8.1 with a 4meg 
>ATI pci video that runs fine even at 1024x768 16bit.  Just trying to provide 
>some reference for performance.
>
>On Sunday 25 November 2001 03:37 pm, you wrote:
>
>>Jim Philips wrote:
>>
>>>For that resolution, I don't think you can expect much of a card with 4
>>>megs video RAM. You either need to drop your resolution or get a better
>>>card.
>>>
>>>O
>>>
>>Uh, 10-4, there, Jim - that's why I was asking! ;-)
>>
>>I'm using a nice Samsung 17" monitor and I plan to use it at no less
>>than 1024x768.
>>
>>My big concern here is finding something that's not so bleeding-edge
>>that versions of XFree86 that are coming with current distros can't just
>>automatically deal with it.
>>
>>One thing that happened was that when I did the RH 7.2 install is that
>>it wouldn't go higher than 800x600 at first - the screen just blinked
>>and went back to character mode - but after I let it install at 800x600
>>and I re-ran Xconfigurator, it had no problem going to 16bpp and
>>1024x768.  It's just real slow.
>>
>>When I open Konqueror and click the down arrow on the right end of the
>>URL field, the history list pulls down very s l o w l y - it takes about
>>5 seconds.  Weird.
>>
>>
>>
>>- Jeff
>>
>>
>>
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