[plug] Linux native support of graphics adaptor

Lance Duivenbode plug at duivenbode.id.au
Mon Jul 23 11:35:58 WST 2007


They certainly do. The PC's we ship at Pie are Intel based mini-ATX boards 
that use an integrated 915 card (you can use the i810 or intel Xorg driver 
for these). If you look at the Xorg mailing list you'll find that many 
laptops and Intel desktop/server boards also come with this configuration.

- Lance

On Monday 23 July 2007 11:20:36 Peter F Bradshaw wrote:
> Hi Tomasz;
>
> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007, Tomasz Grzegurzko wrote:
> > On 7/22/07, Peter F Bradshaw <pfb at exadios.com> wrote:
> > > Hi;
> > >
> > > I am looking to move away from graphics cards that require a vendor
> > > supplied driver in order to support direct rendering and GLX under
> > > Linux (and Xorg). Any suggestions as to which cards have native support
> > > under Linux?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> >
> > The Intel graphics chipsets are fully supported by an open source
> > driver and do direct rendering.
>
> Do Intel still make a graphics card?
>
> > Tomasz
>
> Cheers



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