[plug] Preferred or recommended graphics adapter

[WolfBite]

if you want all the bells and whistles, you only have
nvidia or ati.

nvidia is the best with linux support.

I had my hiccups with the drivers but mostly seemed to
be some obscure thing to do with the video bios and
drivers. (the black screen of death)

biggest headache was each new version mdk ment I HAD
to get NEXT rpm that MATCHED. (got sick of the this
MUST go with that at susan thing :)

best recommend: try the 9.1 with the hmm 44something
drivers (as a test)
if got more than 880ram set mem=880 on kernel line

Started out on mdk 7-9.1 (9.1) was last best :)
graduated to gentoo (found some gui installers to
quick install the basics and the just add what ever i
needed 
(have learnt more :) and torn more hair out :)

mandrake ahhhh yesterdays (GRIN)


(better than rpm :) down side (best if got adsl)
--- Jim Householder <nofixed at westnet.com.au> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I have just installed Mdk 10.1 Official, and have
> yet to get an nvidia driver working.  It appears to
> build ok, but will not initialise when I try to use
> it.  I'm tired of messing with nvidia.
> 
> If I were to get a new graphics card (cost <= $150),
> which would be the least hassles when I upgrade my
> kernel?  
> 
> TIA
> Jim
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