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

[Raymond McLaughlin]

mike bader wrote:
> 
> On 5/20/2009 8:09 AM, Ingles, Raymond wrote:
>>> From: mike bader
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>>> Subject: [mdlug] Looking for suggested brand of PCI video card(s) for
>>> Compaq Alpha and Debian
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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

>> free, assuming I can find it. I'll check tonight.
>>
>>   Sincerely,
>>
>>   Ray Ingles                                            (313) 227-2317
>>
>>   "They say evil happens when good men do nothing. Well, the Democrats
>>   prove it also happens when mediocre people do nothing." - Bill Maher
>>
>>    
> 
> 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

Luckily the standard Debian install has a pretty good selection of video
drivers waiting to be loaded.