hey delboy -- thanks for your great answer. I remember running into
fglrx spaghetti mess while configuring an old ATI card, but it's nice to
hear that stuff is getting better. I'll probably go the ati way then.
Thanks!
:r
delboy wrote:
Hello Ricardo,
I thought I would try to answer your question but you seem to have ruled
out NVidia and ATI both of these manufacturers are well supported under
Linux and usually have a suitable installation programs for certainly
the later cards, which available from the manufactures website. In the
case of ATI who are now owned by AMD they promised to make available
Open Source software for there latest cards only.
On the other hand NVidia have always supplied drivers for the Linux
community but these are not Open Source software, there is or was a
campaign to address the Open Source driver issue with both these
manufacturers.
http://www.petitiononline.com/nvfoss/ NVidia Petition
http://www.petitiononline.com/atipet/ ATI Petition
I hope I am not stepping on any toes here just adding my £ worth
Delboy
ricardo lafuente wrote:
dear list,
please pardon me for a slightly off-topic question;
i'm currently looking for choices for getting a new (desktop) PC, for
mostly visual stuff (pd gem+pdp and maybe cinelerra) and some audio
work. My plan would be to just have it running pure:dyne. However, the
array of choices and possible pitfalls are a bit overwhelming, so i
would ask you for your opinion on choosing the closest to the 'right'
system for a p:d rig:
* graphics card: Nvidia and ATI seem to be out of the question, at least
for having a properly supported (and free) graphics setup. What would be
your choice for a good, natively 2D+3D accelerated card?
* processor: is quad-core any good for p:d? or should i stick to dual or
even single core?
* sound interface: are there any good internal sound cards you had a
good experience with? or should i go the USB/Firewire sound interface
route?
many thanks in advance, and thank you all for p:d!
ricardo
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