I apologise if I wasn't clear enough, what I meant was. ATI themselves do not have actual Linux drivers, and on there web site state that they cannot (will not) provide technical support for there own hardware under Linux :( They give technical specs to Free to create drivers, which IMHO is not ideal as they would most likely keep some things back (the more advanced things) to protect company/technology secrets. IMHO the ideal situation (for all hardware) is that the manufacturers would create open source drivers for Linux themselves, or create close source ones that are always up to date (as NVIDIA is trying to do - but they appear to be a bit slow). ________________________________________ Robert MacLean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanette Russo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] new linux drivers for nvidia cards Version: 1.0-1512 > 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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