Jim Cornette wrote:
sizo nsibande wrote:
I am with you on all counts.
Thanks!
I read a posting regarding getting computers provided by people's
employment which have either the ATI or NVidia video. I guess one can't
influence to a gret deal what the buyer and IT consultant choose. I got
lucky and specified *not* NVidia video on a computer that I use.
Fortunately the alternative Intel Video card works great and later
computers which are not running Linux also have the Intel video cards.
(915). At least they are Linux capable since I tested out one of the
later computers with the Intel 915 video.
It is good to know there are others who would rather have working
hardware rather than "trade secret" hardware which force binary only
drivers onto the potential customer or employee that was stuck with
another persons choice.
Jim
Intel is providing decent drivers for their video chips from what I am
reading.
Nvidia makes decent drivers which are easy to install using Livna.
ATI in my books just suck. I fought and fought with ATI and their
driver for a month. Nvidia was up in minutes.
As for ATI drivers. I have a friend in IT that won't allow ATI cards in
any computer he purchases after fighting with ATI over their Windows
drivers and issues. So it isn't just ATI and Linux.
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