Subject: Re: need good video card for XFree86
To: Frank van der Linden <fvdl@vaasje.org>
From: Scott Presnell <srp@zgi.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 07/24/2000 14:48:28
Frank van der Linden wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Jul 24, 2000 at 04:44:17PM -0400, Andrew Gillham wrote:
> > The only caveat with the nvidia cards would be the decided lack of OpenGL.
> > Once someone ports the Linux kernel module that is required, the newest
> > drivers should work.  Until then the nvidia cards are not ideal for using
> > any kind of hardware GL under NetBSD.  The Matrox G400 Max might be a better
> > choice considering the support for DRI under XFree86 4.0.1.
> 
> Wait a minute.. I've been using XFree86 3.3.x with the code that nvidia
> made available quite some time ago, compiled into a GLX extension module,

I've also been using the GLX extension module for Xfree86 3.3.6 with a TNT
card.  There are occasionally problems with the GLX code, but basically it
works.

FWIW, A PPro with Mesa/GLX XFree 3.3.6 w/TNT card beats the pants off a
SGI Indigo**2 (75Mhz R8000) with "Extreme" graphics, at least when playing
"tank."  (but the SGI is more stable)

	- Scott