Re: [GATOS]Help request: selecting a new video board

[Jukka L. <jpl...@cc...>]

On Sun, 29 Dec 2002, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Dec 2002, Hanasaki JiJi wrote:
> > I am trying to decide between ATI and NVidia for a new system.  Any
> > input is appreciated.  The system will run Debian Linux Woody with
> > Kernel 2.4.19 and XFree86 v4.1.x.  The system needs to be able to do
> > full AV capture/playback and play a few games as well.  The monitor is a
> > Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 9I
> XFree86 4.1.x just happens to be what was released with Debian 3.0 in July.
> 4.2.1 packages are available from Debian 'testing' or 'unstable'.

By the way, in my experience compiling the 4.2.1
experimental sources from unstable in Woody is quite easy
(although it takes over an hour of time and 3 gigs of space)
and the packages work well.

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