Re: Anyone use a 9800 on Linux?

Pete wrote:
> Can anyone tell me what ATI's Linux support for this card is like?
>
> I'm about to buy a decent video card and the top two contenders seem fairly
> well matched overall, so I'll be choosing on the basis of
> Linux-friendliness. nVidia are providing some good XFree86 drivers at the
> moment (despite some patchiness in the past) - are ATI equally on the ball
> with this? I'd appreciate feedback from anyone with direct experience.
>
> Thanks...
>

It'll run fine 2D.

As for 3D, I don't think they're as good as nVidia's drivers. Never the
less, I have cross-posted this topic on alt.os.linux.x to help get a
reply for you.



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