3D on ATI 9200 128MB RAM

[Dalton]

I agree I have a ati 9200 se and the drivers really suck. I have to go 
to windows to play any 3d games.... ATI linux drivers are not ready for 
the real world!


Robin Laing wrote:

> Robin Laing wrote:
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>> Robin Laing wrote:
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>>> Robin Laing wrote:
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>>>> Giuseppe Cavallo wrote:
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>>> So in general.  If your motherboard is newer with an Nforce based 
>>> motherboard, you will have to patch the kernel as stated.  The patch 
>>> on Nvidia's www site is for 2.4.20 kernel.
>>>
>>> Now to learn more about "diff" files.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> I have an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard for what it is worth.
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>> I installed a newer kernel and I found that the support for the 
>> nForce2 chipset is already patched into it.  I also found that there 
>> are patches for nForce3.
>>
>> Now I am looking at another problem.  My supplier may have given me 
>> the wrong card 9600SE not 9600Pro.  This may not work properly.  I 
>> didn't get a 9600 manual and the voltages that I did a search for on 
>> the net don't agree with the MB.  This could be a problem.
>>
>> I am thinking of moving to a different card.  Anyone have a suggestion?
>>
>
> Well, I gave up.
>
> I purchased a Nvidia FX5600 based card on Sat.  The total time to get 
> the card, get kids out of Burger King, do some more shopping and get 
> the card installed and running was less than 2 hours.  :)
>
> ATI needs to improve their support for linux and the quality of thier 
> drivers.  I won't suggest ATI to anyone ever again.
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