[NTLUG:Discuss] Video Card Question

[Randy Seibert]

Steve thank you so much. Should I get the Voodoo 3 pci or agp. Does it 
matter? Which ever one you reccommend I am going to get and install redhat 
from the ground up on a new box. If you have a few minutes could you please 
outline what I need to do from the beginning install of redhat to finish so 
I can get the card working properly?

Thanks,
Randy Seibert
r_seibert at hotmail.com


>From: Steve Baker <sjbaker1 at airmail.net>
>Reply-To: discuss at ntlug.org
>To: discuss at ntlug.org
>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Video Card Question
>Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 01:29:04 -0500
>
>Cameron wrote:
>
> > Even though the Voodoo cards are "old" technology, they have the best
> > drivers and support from the vendor, 3Dfx.  Learn more about that
> > support at http://linux.3dfx.com.
>
>Yep.  Today, the best *fully* usable card is undoubtedly the Voodoo-3.
>
>Older Voodoo-1 or -2 cards are NOT recommended because they can only
>do full-screen 3D and that's rapidly becoming obsolete because it's
>a pain for games writers to support.
>
> > The Utah-GLX project is doing very well and support for several
> > chipsets.  See http://utah-glx.sourceforge.net for more info.
>
>Well, the guys over there are working hard - but it's not really
>usable IMHO.  When it does run, it's pretty slow, also missing
>functionality and still somewhat flakey...at least for nVidia
>hardware.  If you have Matrox G200 or G400, the Utah-GLX code
>is a little better - but it still has a way to go yet.
>
>There is going to be an announcement from nVidia about their
>own drivers sometime in the next week or so.  If you are not
>fanatical about having to have source code for everything,
>these may be the best choice in the longer term.
>
>There was an early beta of the nVidia code - but it was utterly
>un-usable.
>
> > The DRI project has working drivers for the Voodoo3/Banshee line of
> > cards, and I think they are working on Rage128 support.  Note that with
> > the DRI solution, you cannot play many games (although Quake3 works).
> > If you are still interested, goto http://dri.sourceforge.net for more
> > info.
> >
> > nVidia is supposed to have a driver out for it's GeForce boards, but
> > since they operate behind closed doors, it's hard to tell when that will
> > happen.  http://www.nvidia.com
>
>I would offer this conclusion:
>
>   * If you want something immediately - or if you are on
>     a tight budget, get a Voodoo-3.
>
>   * If you are patient then get a GeForce-256 board and
>     use the Utah-GLX drivers for now - expecting to get
>     nVidia drivers when they appear.   Once the driver
>     issues are resolved, the GeForce will be head and
>     shoulders over the competition because it's the only
>     'consumer' card out there with hardware transforms
>     and lighting.
>
>Voodoo-4 and -5 have been announced - they'll probably work with the
>Voodoo-3 drivers - but I don't think they are worth waiting for - they
>aren't going to be *that* much better than the Voodoo-3.
>
>I have a Voodoo-1, a Voodoo-2 and a Voodoo-3, and also a G200, a Rage-128
>*and* a shiny new GeForce-256.  Hence, if you need help, I should be
>able to offer some words of comfort!  My son's machine has the Voodoo-3
>and mine has the GeForce, the other cards are used for testing only.
>
>--
>Steve Baker                  http://web2.airmail.net/sjbaker1
>sjbaker1 at airmail.net (home)  http://www.woodsoup.org/~sbaker
>sjbaker at hti.com      (work)
>
>
>
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