>On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 10:29:46AM -0600, Ben Stallings wrote: > > How should I go about selecting a desktop flat-panel display and > > corresponding AGP digital video card that will be supported by Linux? > xfree86.org has a list of supported vid cards. > if you want 3D acceleration, check out dri.sourceforge.net > > >Radeon VEs and 7500s have DVI (digital flat panel) outputs (usually, AFAIK); >and are supported pretty well under XFree86 (3D accell as well), from what I >hear. Radeon 8500s are supported for 2D acceleration; but no one has >written the 3D stuff yet (docs are available; no one has gotten around to it >yet). > >Geforces will work; some have digital outputs; and supposedly it's a pretty >good driver. it's binary-only, tho; so when you upgrade your kernel, you >have to dink with the NVidia packages. > >personally, I'm thinking about buying a Radeon 7500. > >Carl Soderstrom I concur, the real issue is your video card. I only have Nvidia experience, but the drivers work fine & the installation documentation is very good. Give it a read through: http://205.158.109.140/XFree86_40/1.0-2313/README.txt