Re: which video card for Linux

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From: David Chinner
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 00:00

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In article <31B28F9D.147A@acs.itd.uts.edu.au>, UTS Student at Broadway Campus <nobody@acs.itd.uts.edu.au> writes:
|> I might be buying a Diamond Stealth 64 video card
|> does anyone know if Linux has hassles with this card? I've heard
|> unconfirmed rumours (from sales reps, so I'm not yet convinced) that
|> with the DS64, Linux's max screen resolution is 600 x 800.
|> is this real? advice would be appreciated

I've got a 2mb DS64, and can run linux ( x-windows bit anyway ) in resolutions
up to 1280x1024x256 without any problems, except for the hardware pan function
which results in snow on the screen ( does this in win 3.1, win95 as well )
Otherwise, I have had no prblems with it. I think you have to use the S3 video
driver, not the diamond driver ( which doesn't support the DS64 ).

Dave.

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