Re: best cheap 1024x768x8bit card

[Alexander Woodby <awoodby tir com>]

I've not tried this, so I don't know for sure, but I've heard that it
has a GUI configurator that actually works for most hardware, and it's
free to try right now...

http://scitechsoft.com/sdd_linux.html
the scitek display doctor for Linux

Check it out, god knows _I_'m going to :)

If it works the final commercial version's only $30, and I think you get
$10 off for trying it now anyway.

Just a thought.

--alex




Paul Wheaton wrote:
> 
> That's true.  And they include the card I have now.  Others on this list
> have the same card and are having the same problems.  So I think what
> they mean by "compatible" is "could take you two weeks to get it to
> work".  Other people have purchased cards found on that list and then
> got e-mail from RedHat saying something about how that card was not
> supposed to be on the list.
> 
> Oh, and I discovered that when RedHat says I get 30 days of installation
> support, that means except for installing video cards that they claim to
> support.
> 
> Right now I think I have been royaly ripped off with this product, but
> I've invested so much of my time into it, I want to at least get it
> running and check it out.  **IF** I ever get it working, I'm sure I will
> recommend it only for computer philes who are prepared to swap cards out
> of their box until it works.
> 
> So, I'm back to my question:  What is a card that really does work with
> the RedHat installation stuff?  Something where you plug it in, run
> Xconfigurator and you're done.
>