On Tue, 2007-09-04 at 13:50 -0700, Dave Stevens wrote: > Hello all, > > I am setting up a new box with ATI ES1000 video on board. I want to use only > free software on it (F7 as the base) and am in a pickle wrt the video. I can > set it up initially with the on-board circuit but would like to have a > dedicated 3d-accelerated card with a free driver. Does such a thing exist? I > checked at phororonix and got good advice about setting up ATI's proprietary > driver, but apart from hints that something really substantial is in the > works, no joy about a well-developed free driver. Does anyone care to suggest > a candidate? Should be in the $200 price range. >From my own experience and the traffic I see on this list, NVidia seems to be the best with Linux while still being a closed driver. I use their driver and have little to no problems with it. That's my two cents, Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================
