I'm running 8.10, and my graphics card is an Nvidia GeForce4 MX440, old but OK for my needs. I've also been given a Relisys Teo Teco TL766 flat screen monitor to replace my old CRT.
Up until 8.10 I had full special effects using Compiz. But since 8.10 the driver that Nvidia finally released is just a pain. If I have special effects enabled, I don't have any status bars, min/max/close buttons. Even with effects disabled, I can only have 1024x768. I can change that to a higher res, but I lose the settings when I reboot, even after saving the X.org config. Evolution layout changes every time I reboot. The icons on my panel change position every time I reboot. Word processing files don't display properly if they have a lot of formatting - I have to scroll off the screen and back to display them. There are bits of dialogue and menu boxes left showing after they're closed. All trivial I know, but it is irritating. My main PC use is internet, email, word processing, some very basic photo/graphics editing. So I don't really need a fancy card for games. But I'm really thinking about getting a new card, and I've been looking up the various Ubuntu hardware sites. I don't want to buy a card and then find that the manufacturer hasn't released a decent driver for Linux. So can I have any recommendations? Should I stick to Nvidia? Do I need to take the monitor into account? TIA Dianne -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
