by Bolla » Wed, 15 Dec 2004 23:48:31
I will use the video card exclusively for X-Windows, no games, no 3D.
I do not want to use binary drivers.
Does anyone have any recommendations on which card to go for?
Thanks :)
1. Dual head on PCI express platform
Greetings, Lineons.
Looking for recommendations on a PCIe or PCI video card to support dual
head analog with X.org on linux (must also support Win XP, but not dual
head, necessarily). I understand that PCIe requires a 2.6 kernel. AGP
cards are not an option in this instance. I will be installing into an
Intel 915 based motherboard. Right now I am leaning toward a Matrox P650
PCI card. Any problems with this card? I expect to be using either
Fedora Core 3 or 4, or Scientific Linux 4. Other distros may be
considered if there are compelling reasons.
I do not require high-end performance, gaming features, or fancy 3D
support. This will be a desktop workstation used primarily for system
admin and software development. Pretty plain vanilla use.
It looks like right now is a somewhat poor time to be setting this up,
what with AGP slots going away on the motherboards, and the strongest
contingent of dual-head video cards being AGP based cards. I would
particularly welcome success stories and or failure stories for specific
makes/models of video cards, especially on the Intel 915 chipset
motherboards.
Are there any special facts that I need to be aware of? Any reason to
simply NOT do this?
Thanks.
--- Rod Nussbaumer
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