Michael A. Peters wrote: > > On 02/27/2005 06:59:13 AM, Steven Stern wrote: >> I'm about to buy a new desktop computer, probably a Dell Dimension >> 8400. The video options in my price range are >> >> 128MB PCI Expressâ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeonâ X300 SE or >> 256MB PCI Expressâ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800 >> >> I see post after post about issues with nVidia cards. Is this still >> an issue with FC3? I'm not doing any gaming or advanced graphics, >> just general computer stuff. My goal is to have a quality video >> experience that works just as well in Linux as it does in Windows on >> the 17" ultrasharp monitor. > > If you don't game - use the nv.ko driver that Fedora supplies in the > kernel and you'll probably be fine. That's what I use. > The current Xorg driver doesn't work correctly with my nvidia nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 440 Go 64M] in my laptop. Switching to console (text) gives a scrambled unusable display. It is usable ONLY if you don't need to switch to the console.
