Re: best cheap 1024x768x8bit card

[Alexander Woodby <awoodby tir com>]

Hmm...  I tried to make 3 different diamond stealth's work at 24 or
32bit, and 800x600 or 1024x768 to no avail...

I'll list the pro2000 though, didn't try that.

--alex

Jamie D. wrote:
> 
> The Diamond Stealth is actually a great card, very easy to configure.
> I used a Stealth Pro2000 Multimedia for my first 6 months at 24 bpp
> 
> But have since moved on to a Number9
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Pickering [mailto:tim astro rug nl]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 08, 1998 8:12 AM
> > To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> > Subject: Re: best cheap 1024x768x8bit card
> >
> >
> > > Frankly, and no offense, but the hardware compatibility list, especially
> > > when it comes to vidcards, is a load of BS.  I've now gone through 4
> > > different 4 meg video cards trying to get 1024x768 in 24bit, I know just
> > > a whole world more than I ever wanted to know about XF86Config
> > > modelines, and after 6 months of fighting with this (off and on
> > > honestly, X isn't that important to me) I think it MAY not mosaic on me
> > > now as of 2 days ago with my "Creative Labs VideoBlaster 3D" (what can I
> > > say, 4 megs for $70)
> > >
> > > In short, a nice lil addendum as to what video cards have been tried at
> > > what resolutions and worked without 6 months of hacking would be great
> > > :)
> >
> > video card support is such a moving target that it's really tough to
> > keep up-to-date.  even cards that are supposed to work well, often
> > don't.  my horror story was when i got my 4 MB millenium I card.  i
> > waited until XFree supported it well and tested it out on some 2 MB
> > versions at work.  worked wonderful at 8, 16, and 24 bpp and no
> > problems.  got my 4 MB card and it worked great at 8, 16, and 32 bpp,
> > but not 24.  after doing some research, i found out it was a buggy
> > BIOS.  so i sent it back, got another one, same problem.  sent _that_
> > one back, got a new one, and it works fine at all resolutions and
> > color depths.  i saw this kind of stuff earlier with an ET4000/W32
> > card that was on every list as being a compatible card.  only the
> > computer would lock hard as soon as i would try to run X when using
> > the W32 server.  it now works like a charm with the SVGA server and is
> > pretty snappy, but it was another example where a particular make of
> > an otherwise supported card may not work because of some subtle
> > difference or flaw.
> >
> > the other problem with video hardware is that as soon as something
> > becomes supported well under X, it's usually replaced by something
> > newer that isn't.  the millenium II is an example.  as of the latest
> > version of XFree, both the AGP and PCI versions work wonderfully and
> > get picked up and set up nicely by the redhat 5.1 install.  of course,
> > it was replaced by the G200 series a few months ago and is now
> > impossible to find.  there's at least some support for the G200 now,
> > but you'll have to get your hands dirty to get it working.
> >
> > if you can find older millenium I or II or mystique cards at some
> > auction for cheap, those are really the way to go.  X and redhat know
> > about them and they're fast.  i have no experience with trident cards
> > and avoid them at all costs.  cheap S3 virge cards might work ok, but
> > i have no personal experience.  non-virge, older S3 cards work great
> > if you just want to simple 2 MB card (if you can find them).  ET6000
> > cards are also pretty good bets.  i think the ET6100 is also supported
> > now, but don't know for sure if the redhat 5.1 install knows about it.
> >
> > > Anyone want to post what vidcard they're using?  I'll pop it up on a
> > > webpage for all to see.
> >
> > my computers have a 2 MB #9 S3 trio64 card, a 2 MB cardex ET4000/W32p
> > card, and a 4 MB matrox millenium I.  they all work fine now, but
> > you'd be hard-pressed to find them anymore anywhere.
> >
> > > One other caveat...  Monitors, aside from $700 15" monitors like the
> > > multisync, I haven't even seen the other monitors on the list and I've
> > > looked...  And even my Princeton doesn't come with hsync and vsync data
> > > like X requires.
> >
> > if it doesn't come with the data for maximum horizontal and vertical
> > refresh rates, you can usually just go by the advertised maximum res
> > and refresh (eg 1280x1024 60Hz).  maybe pick a step down from that to
> > be safe.
> >
> > tim
> >
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> >
> >
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