ATI does provide technical assistance to the XFree86 project it is on their web site Jeanette ----Original Message----- >From: "Robert MacLean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: >Bcc: >Subj: Re: [newbie] new linux drivers for nvidia cards Version: 1.0-1512 >Type: IPM.Note >Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 2:27 AM > >IMHO you have 3 choices of graphic cards >3dfx - bad idea as they no longer exist (so no more drivers) >ATI - don't support Linux :( >nVidia - provide closed drivers for Linux. > >and personally closed drivers are better than no drivers. > >________________________________________ >Robert MacLean > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "s" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 11:40 AM >Subject: Re: [newbie] new linux drivers for nvidia cards Version: >1.0-1512 > > >> On Friday 07 September 2001 05:09 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote: >> >> > I've got one word for nVidia's Linux support, and like most in >the >> > wintel-gang, it's .... DISINGENUOUS. They're just stringin us >along, >> > with poor, partially capable, closed source secret drivers. IMO, >out'a >> > fear of losing M$ cooperation. YMMV I'm sort's pi$$'d at myself >for >> > buyin nVidia crap, even tho I knew all the above beforehand. My >only >> > excuse is it's gettin harder and harder... not to. Billy's >winning ;( >> >> That's just it. What is our alternative? Voodoo support is not >what it was. >> I had three machines (just sold one) with the voodoo3 in them, and >they have >> not had decent acceleration since 7.2. I tried all the the little >tips and >> tricks other say got theirs to work ok, but nope... games suck on >those >> machines. ATI? I read post after post of horror story with those. >> >> What could we get, even if money was no object (within the home user >range)? >> -s >> >> >> > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >---------- > > >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >> Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >> > > >
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