Jeff, Take a look at Matrox. Historically they have been forthcoming with documentation, specs, and source code. The downside is that they mainly focus on multi-head and 2D cards, and their 3D speed isn't anywhere near that of ATI or Nvidia.
Mark On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 15:08 -0700, Jeff Shippen wrote: > I did a little search online, and I got the impression that VIA is an > Open Source chipset, that is all I could come across. All I'm asking is > for maximum linux compatability, which hardware manufacturers &/or > chipsets should I look for, and which should I avoid? > > And thanks Gary, I will give Ubantu a try > Jeff Shippen > > Gary L. Allen wrote: > > > Jeff Shippen wrote: > > > >> Mark & all, > >> I will be buying a new, super computer, custom of course. I want as > >> much computability with Linux as possible, as it will be my main Linux > >> box. I'm planning on buying most my parts on newegg.com I do not know > >> which manufacturers provide O.S. drivers, could you please help me out. > >> I will be purchasing the following: > >> motherboard (64 bit AMD) > >> ram > >> processor (AMD 64, socket 939) > >> cd/dvd burner > >> video card > >> hard drive (Seagate was my plan) > >> I currently use Mandrake 10 (now known as Mandriva) and will also be > >> trying Ubuntu &/or Gentoo <------ just an FYI. > > > > > > Hi Jeff, > > > > I use Ubuntu and, IMO, it just plain rocks. Not too big, works great > > with my hardware, and was easily as expandable as I wanted it to be > > after install. They have some really good support information on the > > site for newbies like myself. Great stuff- I highly recommend it. > > > > Best regards, > > -Gary > > > _______________________________________________ > RLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug -- Mark C. Ballew Reno, Nevada [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://markballew.com PGP: 0xB2A33008 AIM: pdx110
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