Dan,
As far as video cards is concerned, it's not Linux neccesarily or your
Distrobution that is what determines whether or not your card is compatible
with X, but X itself that determines that. I'm assuming that not wanting to
purchase a commercial X server you'd prefer to use XFree86. You can find
the requirements for XFree86 at their site http://www.xfree86.org
As to the issue of a sound card. Almost any truly Sound Blaster compatible
card is useful and will provide you with basic sound. I've used an Opti931
based card, both revisions of the Ensoniq 1370 and 1371, as well as my Sound
Blaster Live! with varrying amounts of usefulness. The Opti based card at
the time I used it required me to purchase the OSS drivers, which I would
avoid buying a card that would make me do that :) If you have a PCI slot
get an over/older stocked Ensoniq 1370 for about $20 or less and that'll do
just fine.
Nathan Middleton
----- Original Message -----
From: Dannie M Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 5:00 PM
Subject: Video and Sound Hardware
> I have been "playing" around with a semi-functional Linux box for a few
days
> now and I need some advice on purchasing a new video and audio card. My
> current video card is not fully supported and I had to use a commercial
> x-server to get the job done. Now that my 30 days trial license has run
out
> (on the x-server) I have a choice to make, buy the x-server or buy a video
> card. So I want to buy a video card. I need to know what video cards
will
> be supported natively with Linux distributions. I know that there is a
> hardware list, but the card I currently have is listed there and I can
tell
> you it is barely supported (640x480). So please only recommend hardware
> that works really well. I also need a sound card of the same caliber.
>
> You might want to note that this is a P120 with 16MB RAM, so it isn't
> necessary to get the latest and greatest only something that will work,
and
> work well.
>
>
> Please Help,
> DS
>
> ===
> Dannie M Stanley
> Internet Applications Engineer
>
> SpinWeb Net Designs
> http://www.spinweb.net
>
>
