On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Weimin LI wrote:
> At 05:49 PM 6/16/98 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >Due to ATI's refusal to release any specs to potential driver developers, > >a driver for that card is nonexistant. Actually, the latest news is that someone got hold of some ATI specs after all and is now trying to get the bttv driver working for the ATI card. However, don't hold your breath, as he has just started. > >Of course, feel free to inquire with ATI if there is a linux driver (might > >change their minds if enough people do.) Irrespective of the good news, it never hurts to ask manufacturers in a friendly tone about the status of their support for linux. It also helps them put out information with the word "Linux" in it on their web sites, which is a big improvement already in many cases. > By the way, could you give me some advices on choosing non-ATI card > combinations? I want a fast card, preferrably AGP compliant, with > 8MB of VRAM plus some fancy functions like TV tuner etc. Almost all cards are based on the Brooktree chipset. I have a Hauppauge card, which I am happy with. Other cards should be jsut fine as well, as long as they have the Brooktree chipset. You can see a list with names of some of such cards on the video4linux homepage. Most cards are stand-alone pci cards, some older ones are isa. I haven't heard of any agp cards and I don't think that makes much sense unless the tv tuner chips are on the videocard. AFAIK only ATI has that kind of combination on their All-in-one card. Cheers, Joost -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
