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<DIV> There is a free/libre project for the ATI cards at <i><font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="http://gatos.sourceforge.net/">http://gatos.sourceforge.net/</a></u></font></i>
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<DIV>In my experience, it works well, though it can be a pain to set up.
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<DIV>I used to use it to get TV-out working on older cards. I replaced that box a year
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<DIV>ago, so I do not have recent experience with the project.
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<DIV>-Josh More, RHCE, CISSP, NCLP
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<DIV> morej@alliancetechnologies.net
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<DIV> 515-245-7701
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<DIV><br>>>>dramaley@spatulacity.cx 09/06/05 11:27 pm >>><br>Thanks everyone for the replies. The graphics card was an ATI Radeon<br>X300. Today i got it working. In case anyone is curious, this page<br>contains all the information (and Debian packages) necessary to make it<br>work:<br>http://xoomer.virgilio.it/flavio.stanchina/debian/fglrx-installer.html<br><br>Unfortunately, the drivers are not Free. <sigh> I'm thinking of<br>building a new home machine soon (my current one is about 7 years old;<br>amazing how long Linux can keep old hardware useable). Are there any<br>modern graphics cards with 3D acceleration that have open source<br>drivers? ATI and Nvidia are the main companies, correct? But if i<br>understand the current market correctly, they only have proprietary<br>closed drivers.<br><br><br>At 05:31 PM 9/2/2005 -0500, you wrote:<br>>Does anyone know what graphics that a Dell OptiPlex GX280 has? The<br>>system service tag is 2TCCZ61, if anyone knows how to get a hardware<br>>spec sheet from that i would be most grateful. The graphics are<br>>provided by an expansion card that came installed in the machine by<br>>Dell (i didn't see any obvious manufacturer names on the card). I'm<br>>trying to get Debian set up on this machine but don't know which X<br>>video driver to use. Knoppix 3.9 uses "vesa"; but i'm sure this<br>machine<br>>can do better than that. Any ideas on how to find out what this thing<br><br>>uses?<br>                                               -- Dan<br>  --------------------------------------------------------------------<br>            "I'm still sane on three planets and two moons."<br>  --------------------------------------------------------------------<br>      Daniel Ramaley                  3118 Cottage Grove Ave Apt 8<br>      dramaley at spatulacity dot cx        Des Moines, Iowa 50311<br>      http://www.spatulacity.cx/                    (515) 271-5233<br>  --------------------------------------------------------------------<br>       WARNING: REDISTRIBUTION OF THIS MESSAGE MAY BE IN<br>                VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE COPYRIGHT LAWS.<br>                THIS MESSAGE NOT GUARANTEED Y-TO-K COMPLIANT.<br><br><br>Cialug mailing list<br>Cialug@cialug.org<br>http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug<br> </DIV>
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