On Friday 17 Sep 2004 12:18, Wyatt M. Portendt wrote: > > What HW? > > 128 Mb ATI Radeon 9800 Pro graphics card with TV out and DVI, for one. > I don't use/care about the TV Out or DVI right now, but I do want 3D > acceleration, the full memory capability and optimal resolutions. I'd > like to be able to see those really cool screensavers even if I can't > find any real games.
If you want easy 3D then the best step might be a DRI supported card with an open source driver... The next best might be nvidia with a good working driver that's easy to install. Then if you want some hassles, get an ATI... But it's still ATI that has to supply the driver, not linux. Linux can't supply the 3D driver as it's closed source intellectual property that only ATI can supply. If you can't get 3D on your ATI card, it has very little to do with linux. > The other problem is a Creative Labs SoundBlaster > Live with 5.1 support. I've gotten two results - a high pitched > squeal and no sound at all. It still works fine in XP. I did have a > keyboard problem, but, since I hadn't gotten very far, I reinstalled and > it went away. I did it exactly the same as the first time, but I coulda > been holding my mouth right. <G> Did you ge a driver from Creative :) They don't supply one? Well, maybe some nice guy out there wrote one, maybe not. Maybe you should has the hardware supplier about that one. > The DVD +RW plays and reads, but > doesn't appear to want to write. This could be the distro. Mandrake seems to handle this sort of thing out of the box okay. Maybe it's because you have two and it's confusing things. > >>My first three experiences with Linux reminds me of the early days of DOS > >> - spending hours at the command line, > > > > I'm afraid you are judging this wrong. > > You are able to run SUSE 9.1 without ever using the command line. > > So far you are right. All I've read in Google, though, suggests that > some of the fixes can only be properly done through the command line. > That's my last resort and I'll have to collect more information first. > Thank you for your help. If you really want to avoid the command line you probably can, but whats the point. If you really aren't some noob and you can learn, then you wil find the command line can kick arse, esp when you start compiling that kernel next week :) tim -- --------------------------------------------------------- Tim & Therese Fairchild Atchafalaya Border Collies. Kuttabul, Queensland, Australia. --------------------------------------------------------- Email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage http://www.bcs4me.com Photos http://www.pbase.com/amosf --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
