Re: OT google chrome OS [was Re: Graphics card recommendation?]

2009-07-09 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Wed, 8 Jul 2009, Mauriat Miranda wrote: On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Robert P. J. Dayrpj...@crashcourse.ca wrote: On Wed, 8 Jul 2009, Tom Horsley wrote: On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:50:02 -0400 (EDT) Robert P. J. Day wrote:   but what's their target market?  if you can install chrome

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-07-08 Thread Jack Howarth
On two different Fedora 10 x86_64 boxes (one AMD and the other Intel based) both equipped with Radeon X1650 Pro graphics cards, the radeon driver has been a total nightmare. The fglrx drivers (which we have been using in the past) no longer are available for pre-HD radeon cards. The free radeon

OT google chrome OS [was Re: Graphics card recommendation?]

2009-07-08 Thread Tom Horsley
On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:15:49 -0400 Jack Howarth wrote: Google has its work cut out for them if their OS is based on linux. As near as I can tell from reading their blog, they aren't actually planning an OS, they are just planning yet another linux distro - this one containing only just enough

Re: OT google chrome OS [was Re: Graphics card recommendation?]

2009-07-08 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
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Re: OT google chrome OS [was Re: Graphics card recommendation?]

2009-07-08 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Wed, 8 Jul 2009, Tom Horsley wrote: On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:15:49 -0400 Jack Howarth wrote: Google has its work cut out for them if their OS is based on linux. As near as I can tell from reading their blog, they aren't actually planning an OS, they are just planning yet another linux

Re: OT google chrome OS [was Re: Graphics card recommendation?]

2009-07-08 Thread Tom Horsley
On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:50:02 -0400 (EDT) Robert P. J. Day wrote: but what's their target market? if you can install chrome on any other distro (you can, right?), how exactly do they plan on breaking into the market, unless they go hard at getting onto netbooks? That's the only target they

Re: OT google chrome OS [was Re: Graphics card recommendation?]

2009-07-08 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Wed, 8 Jul 2009, Tom Horsley wrote: On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:50:02 -0400 (EDT) Robert P. J. Day wrote: but what's their target market? if you can install chrome on any other distro (you can, right?), how exactly do they plan on breaking into the market, unless they go hard at getting

Re: OT google chrome OS [was Re: Graphics card recommendation?]

2009-07-08 Thread Mauriat Miranda
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Robert P. J. Dayrpj...@crashcourse.ca wrote: On Wed, 8 Jul 2009, Tom Horsley wrote: On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:50:02 -0400 (EDT) Robert P. J. Day wrote:   but what's their target market?  if you can install chrome on any other distro (you can, right?), how

Re: OT google chrome OS [was Re: Graphics card recommendation?]

2009-07-08 Thread Kevin Kofler
Robert P. J. Day wrote: however, grabbing the src package and trying to build it also didn't help, since the only supported arches in the spec file are ix86 and arm. unless i'm reading it incorrectly. does an x86_64 build of their browser exist for f11? No. Their JavaScript interpreter is

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-30 Thread Joe Kazura
I agree - I have had NO PROBLEM what-so-ever with on-board Intel video OR non-HD Radeon cards. My two-cents for the thread was for performance beyond what those generations of graphics had to offer. Joe Kazura On Jun 24, 2009, at 6:04 AM, Kevin Kofler wrote: Tom Horsley wrote:

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-30 Thread Joe Kazura
I'm guessing that you have (possibly) a configuration problem and/or an issue with your particular motherboard vendor/model, etc. send me (OFF LIST) the MB specs (make model, bios, etc) and your X config file and I'll see what I can see ... Joe Kazura On Jun 24, 2009, at 3:01 PM, Joseph

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-26 Thread Bill Davidsen
john wendel wrote: On 06/24/2009 03:04 AM, Kevin Kofler wrote: Tom Horsley wrote: Certainly with the advent of the DRI2 utter and complete rewrite of 3d support in the server, everyone is either giving up or taking a long time to cath up (it is never clear which :-). As near as I can tell,

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-26 Thread Andras Simon
On 6/26/09, Bill Davidsen david...@tmr.com wrote: This server on FC6 1450 fps w/ glxgears, on F11 ~220. Watching about this Just as an aside: I'm not sure these numbers mean too much. I get 5000 fps with a low end nvidia card (7300 GT) and the proprietary driver. Andras -- fedora-list

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-26 Thread David
On 6/26/2009 1:38 PM, Andras Simon wrote: On 6/26/09, Bill Davidsen david...@tmr.com wrote: This server on FC6 1450 fps w/ glxgears, on F11 ~220. Watching about this Just as an aside: I'm not sure these numbers mean too much. I get 5000 fps with a low end nvidia card (7300 GT) and the

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-26 Thread Tim
On Fri, 2009-06-26 at 19:38 +0200, Andras Simon wrote: Just as an aside: I'm not sure these numbers mean too much. I get 5000 fps with a low end nvidia card (7300 GT) and the proprietary driver. Now show us a video card that actually outputs that many frames per second. Likewise for a

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-24 Thread Kevin Kofler
Tom Horsley wrote: Certainly with the advent of the DRI2 utter and complete rewrite of 3d support in the server, everyone is either giving up or taking a long time to cath up (it is never clear which :-). As near as I can tell, the only option for getting even a little above par 3d at the

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-24 Thread Tom Horsley
On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:04:34 +0200 Kevin Kofler wrote: This is bullshit. Intel integrated graphics (except the GMA 500) just work. Non-HD Radeons just work too. Just work in the sense that apps like neverputt are slow and jerky and use 99% of the cpu (with the radeon driver anyway) compared to

RE: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-24 Thread Joseph L. Casale
This is bullshit. Intel integrated graphics (except the GMA 500) just work. Non-HD Radeons just work too. Huh... I have plenty Intel only systems, G35 and G45 systems and after a looong hopeful wait for them to just work I am considering switching distro's. Problem is I like RH based distros and

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-24 Thread john wendel
On 06/24/2009 03:04 AM, Kevin Kofler wrote: Tom Horsley wrote: Certainly with the advent of the DRI2 utter and complete rewrite of 3d support in the server, everyone is either giving up or taking a long time to cath up (it is never clear which :-). As near as I can tell, the only option for

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-24 Thread Alan Cox
Actually, your post is bullshit. Have you ever tried playing HD video on an Intel chipset? It just works if your definition of works is looks like glitchy shit. Works for me. I could believe it would struggle on the older processor/memory setups where they probably don't have enough

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-24 Thread Masood
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 1:32 AM, Alan Cox a...@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk wrote: Actually, your post is bullshit. Have you ever tried playing HD video on an Intel chipset? It just works if your definition of works is looks like glitchy shit. Works for me. I could believe it would struggle on the

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-24 Thread Jonathan Dieter
On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 07:14 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:04:34 +0200 Kevin Kofler wrote: This is bullshit. Intel integrated graphics (except the GMA 500) just work. Non-HD Radeons just work too. Just work in the sense that apps like neverputt are slow and jerky and

RE: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-24 Thread Joseph L. Casale
Actually, your post is bullshit. Have you ever tried playing HD video on an Intel chipset? It just works if your definition of works is looks like glitchy shit. Works for me. I could believe it would struggle on the older processor/memory setups where they probably don't have enough bandwidth

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-22 Thread Joe Kazura
On Jun 10, 2009, at 6:50 AM, Clemens Eisserer wrote: Hi, If you can part with around $40 US, you can find nVidia Quadro FX 2000 cards that will knock your socks off (yes, OVERKILL). Depends, just because its called Quadro doesn't mean its fast. Some of my collagues have Quadros which are

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-22 Thread Tom Horsley
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:20:24 -0400 Joe Kazura wrote: I has been my documentable experience that Radeon cards lag behind nVidia cards on Fedora Certainly with the advent of the DRI2 utter and complete rewrite of 3d support in the server, everyone is either giving up or taking a long time to

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-10 Thread Clemens Eisserer
Hi, If you can part with around $40 US, you can find nVidia Quadro FX 2000 cards that will knock your socks off (yes, OVERKILL). Depends, just because its called Quadro doesn't mean its fast. Some of my collagues have Quadros which are identical to Geforce-6200, barely capable of playing any

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-05 Thread Kevin Kofler
Joe Kazura wrote: I'd suggest searching eBay for nVidia AGP cards ... base your decision on how much you want to pay. If you can part with around $40 US, you can find nVidia Quadro FX 2000 cards that will knock your socks off (yes, OVERKILL). Bad recommendation. The OP wants cards which

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-05 Thread Timothy Murphy
Kevin Kofler wrote: If you can part with around $40 US, you can find nVidia Quadro FX 2000 cards that will knock your socks off (yes, OVERKILL). Bad recommendation. The OP wants cards which just work in Fedora. NVidia is the exact opposite. Don't buy NVidia! Actually, some kind soul (in

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-05 Thread Alan Cox
I'm wondering if I install the card I've been given in the AGP slot, can I disable the built-in card, (a) in Linux, and (b) in Windows? I guess I'd better ask about (b) elsewhere! The priority is usually set in the BIOS, although some boxes simply disable onboard video if an AGP card is

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-05 Thread Kevin J. Cummings
Timothy Murphy wrote: Kevin Kofler wrote: If you can part with around $40 US, you can find nVidia Quadro FX 2000 cards that will knock your socks off (yes, OVERKILL). Bad recommendation. The OP wants cards which just work in Fedora. NVidia is the exact opposite. Don't buy NVidia! Actually,

Re: Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-02 Thread mike cloaked
Timothy Murphy-5 wrote: Thanks very much for this useful summary. As you said in another posting, I'm perfectly happy with any graphics that actually works, the problem lies with the younger generation who have higher expectations. I have in the past 6 months bought two

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-02 Thread Joonas Sarajärvi
2009/6/2 Kevin Kofler kevin.kof...@chello.at: Joonas Sarajärvi wrote: There are cheap models in both Nvidia's and AMD/Ati's product ranges. But don't buy NVidia! Proprietary drivers only cause problems. 3. Works under Fedora-10, if possible as is. I'd go with a AMD/Ati card due to AMD's

Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Timothy Murphy
I'm looking for a graphics card satisfying the following criteria: 1. Cheap 2. TL capability 3. Works under Fedora-10, if possible as is. [This is for a desktop with an Asus K8V-MX motherboard. I need the TL feature for my grand-daughter to play Sims-2 under Windows XP.] Any and all

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Mon, 2009-06-01 at 15:03 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote: 2. TL capability Nope, sorry, I can't figure out what this means. poc -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines:

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Sharpe, Sam J
2009/6/1 Patrick O'Callaghan pocallag...@gmail.com: TL capability Texture and Lighting capability. While I agree that it's a stupid acronym, it's part of a fairly generic you can't run this game because... error which has been pasted verbatim.

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Mon, 2009-06-01 at 15:19 +0100, Sharpe, Sam J wrote: 2009/6/1 Patrick O'Callaghan pocallag...@gmail.com: TL capability Texture and Lighting capability. While I agree that it's a stupid acronym, it's part of a fairly generic you can't run this game because... error which has been

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Joonas Sarajärvi
2009/6/1 Timothy Murphy gayle...@eircom.net: I'm looking for a graphics card satisfying the following criteria: 1. Cheap There are cheap models in both Nvidia's and AMD/Ati's product ranges. 2. TL capability I'm not sure, but probably almost all graphics cards currently available will have

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Timothy Murphy
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Mon, 2009-06-01 at 15:19 +0100, Sharpe, Sam J wrote: 2009/6/1 Patrick O'Callaghan pocallag...@gmail.com: TL capability Texture and Lighting capability. While I agree that it's a stupid acronym, it's part of a fairly generic you can't run this game

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Timothy Murphy
Joonas Sarajärvi wrote: I'm looking for a graphics card satisfying the following criteria: 1. Cheap There are cheap models in both Nvidia's and AMD/Ati's product ranges. 2. TL capability I'm not sure, but probably almost all graphics cards currently available will have this, and be

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Alan Cox
Actually I only want it to work in graphics mode, my needs are minimal. In which case you are probably ok with the typical onboard video (for most boards). Even though the Nvidia reverse engineered 2D driver has no 3D support and is a bit patchy for render and fancy effects but quite solid

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Rick Stevens
Timothy Murphy wrote: Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Mon, 2009-06-01 at 15:19 +0100, Sharpe, Sam J wrote: 2009/6/1 Patrick O'Callaghan pocallag...@gmail.com: TL capability Texture and Lighting capability. While I agree that it's a stupid acronym, it's part of a fairly generic you can't run

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Kevin Kofler
Alan Cox wrote: In which case you are probably ok with the typical onboard video (for most boards). The onboard video is probably what he's using now and isn't powerful enough for his granddaughter's Winblow$ games. (The motherboard he cites has VIA Unichrome onboard graphics.) Kevin

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Dave Stevens
On Monday 01 June 2009 07:03:21 am Timothy Murphy wrote: I'm looking for a graphics card satisfying the following criteria: 1. Cheap 2. TL capability 3. Works under Fedora-10, if possible as is. [This is for a desktop with an Asus K8V-MX motherboard. I need the TL feature for my

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Kevin Kofler
Joonas Sarajärvi wrote: There are cheap models in both Nvidia's and AMD/Ati's product ranges. But don't buy NVidia! Proprietary drivers only cause problems. 3. Works under Fedora-10, if possible as is. I'd go with a AMD/Ati card due to AMD's effort to bring quality open source drivers to the

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Ed Greshko
Kevin Kofler wrote: Joonas Sarajärvi wrote: There are cheap models in both Nvidia's and AMD/Ati's product ranges. But don't buy NVidia! Proprietary drivers only cause problems. Only for some people I've said it beforeand I'll say it again I've been using the nVidia

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Timothy Murphy
Kevin Kofler wrote: The right choice is to pick one of the older ATI models (up to X1950), see: http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/ATIRadeon All except the r100 (Radeon 7000/VE) series have texturing, clipping and lighting (TCL) support. Also note that the cited Asus K8V-MX motherboard has

Re: Graphics card recommendation?

2009-06-01 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 01:21:30 +0200, Kevin Kofler kevin.kof...@chello.at wrote: A Radeon 9250 might end up being the best choice, it's not the most powerful graphics card out there, but it's cheap, it does have a TCL engine and 3D acceleration just works. I think you are likely to get