I've used the NVidia, PNY and IBM (OEM NVidia) cards for twin-head support on both W2K and Linux without any problems on all the kernels up to 2.4.20-20smp and non-smp. I'm testing 2.6-test8 now with the GeForce2 twin-head and eventually the GeForce4 quad-head (which does not currently work). 1) First make sure you have the kernel source for your current kernel installed on your box, if the kernel is newer than 2.4.20-8. 2) Download the latest NVidia tarball, tar -xvf [tarball name] and install the driver. 3) The NVidia install will prompt you to build the driver on the newer kernels, so do not panic when it says it can not locate a driver for your kernel on their site. 4) OpenGL actually works in the latest driver with twin-heads. Check your BIOS for the AGP speeds or crack open your box and get the motherboard model. Check the vendor's web site for the tech specs for your AGP and PCI slot speeds, which IMHO everyone should know this info before buying a new box or motherboard. -----Original Message----- From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Globe Trotter Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 12:31 PM To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Suggestions for a good graphics card for RH9/Fedora? Thanks! This is very helpful!! Any suggestions for the manufacturer? Best wishes, and thanks again!! --- Jim Laverty <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > AGP is the slot for the card vs. a PCI slot. AGP slots differ in > speed like a DVD-R, AGP 1x, 2X, 4x and 8x. Make sure the card you buy > matches the speed of your AGP slot. > > PNY is a manufacturer, they usually make the cables which come with > the cards (e.g. DVI splitter cables, DVI -> analog, etc). PNY OEMs > the NVidia cards, as does IBM. > > -----Original Message----- > From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Globe Trotter > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 12:12 PM > To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Suggestions for a good graphics card for RH9/Fedora? > > > > > > > > I can't say really -- I used my machine for normal things like mail, > > editing, compiling -- 32Mb was fine; the 64Mb appeared faster but it was > > a newer, faster chipset. This machine (an Inspiron 8500) has a 64Mb > > GeForce4 in it which runs 1920x1200 truecolour just fine and when it ran > > windows played DVDs wonderfully. If you're doing games stuff, then > > that's different -- that's far more demanding. > > > > jch > > > > Thanks! No, I am not into games -- I have plans to make movies of > brain function eventually.....By the way, I notice a lot of letters > with GeForce4, etc with difference prices (such as AGP, PNY, et al). > What are these for? 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