[mdlug] Looking for suggested brand of PCI video card(s) for Compaq Alpha and Debian

[mike bader]

On 5/20/2009 8:09 AM, Ingles, Raymond wrote:
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>> Subject: [mdlug] Looking for suggested brand of PCI video card(s) for
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> > From what I gather, most PCI cards *should* work, though 3D acceleration
> almost certainly won't. 3D *definitely* won't work on Alpha for Nvidia
> cards. I think I can dig up a Matrox card that's supposed to work.
> (http://www.alphalinux.org/docs/fbcon_faq.shtml) You can have it for
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> free, assuming I can find it. I'll check tonight.
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thanks.
I have access to some cards, but it is hit and miss, and not certain 
that they work, and I may  have to go out and find drivers.

Mike Bader