On 9/7/07, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Claude Jones wrote: > > On Thu September 6 2007, Karl Larsen wrote: > > > >> I was afraid to reboot when I set the screen size to 1280x1024 but I > >> did it and rebooted and now the screen looks just like it did on the old > >> computer :-) > >> > >> So now I will take the old computer to the storage building and it > >> will grow a bit older before I throw it away. When The bootup got to the > >> point where it failed before a square patch said Noviia and up it came. > >> > >> So it sounds like Novidia is serious about fixing there stuff for > >> Red Hat. > >> > > > > I've had good results with nVidia cards, and use them in four different Linux > > boxes. They aren't particularly 'tilted' towards Redhat, as their drivers > > work in many distributions. Lots of people object to them because the code > > is proprietary and not open. > > > > There are many who have problems with that driver as well, but, it does seem > > to be undergoing steady development, and things are getting fixed. > > > > > Well it is a silly thing to hate software that fixes the video card > you get when you buy it. I paid a few bucks for the Video card and it > didn't work well at all in Linux. Then I was told about the software and > I yum installed it and now my tiny new computer looks as good as the > monster it replaces. If you think you MUST have the source code for all > things in a computer your not right. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That's your (never) humble opinion man. Support that with arguments instead of just writing that. Cheers > > > > -- > > Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI > Linux User > #450462 http://counter.li.org. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >