On 5/31/07, Sam Varshavchik <mrsam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Andras Simon writes: > On 5/31/07, Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Andras Simon wrote: >> > I'm putting together a new box that is going to have Fedora 7 (x86_64 >> > if it matters) on it. The last remaining component I haven't made up >> > my mind on is the video card. I don't need stellar 3D performance (a >> > little hardware 3D acceleration would be nice though), but I'm very >> > much concerned about stability. Having been bitten in the past by the >> > proprietary NVidia drivers, this time I'm leaning towards the r300 >> > series of ATI cards, as they are supported by OS drivers. (Actually, >> > I'd prefer one of the r200 series of cards, but I haven't found one >> > with a PCIe interface.) But since the r300 driver is based on reverse >> > engineering, I'm not sure if this is a safe choice. Could someone who >> > uses it tell about his/her experiences, especially stability-wise? >> > >> > Andras >> >> Have you considered Intel? I believe they provide the only vendor >> supplied open drivers that support 3D. > > It's too late for that. I already have the motherboard... He meant Intel's video card, they don't make only CPUs: http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d945gnt/index.htm This video card should be supported on Fedora 7 out of the box, with accelerated 3D. Ask on the fedora-users mailing list, it is monitored by Intel's employees; I'm pretty sure that it's good to go, but you should try to get a confirmation from the horse's mouth.
Perhaps I'm missing something, but this looks like a motherboard to me, not a video card.
The above card is for the ATX form factor. There are other variations of this card for other form factors.
Isn't it itself an ATX motherboard, rather than a card for an ATX board? Andras
