On 26/09/10 13:51, Rick Pasotto wrote: > I need to get an agp video card so take the video load off the regular > bus. Also my new monitor has 1600x900 resolution and the openchrome > driver doesn't recognize that resolution. I don't play games, so it's > mostly for text, web, and an occasional video file. > > What would be the least expensive card for my needs? > Given your stated needs I'd suggest you try a computer fair/trash and treasure/classified ads and look for a $10 - $20 (au - convert to your local currency) AGP card. Throw the chipset details into google.com/linux (or search engine of your choice) and check the results. Pretty much anything with 128MB on-board will do what you want. As others have pointed out nvidia proprietary installer works well (export CC=/usr/bin/kernel_version_of_gcc) BUT for your stated purposes the FOSS nv module will "just work".
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