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From: wexfordpress on 14 Aug 2008 09:02 I need a more capable video card to go with my old but high end monitor, a Sony G520 The only vga card I could find on Tiger Direct is a PNY GeForce 5200 256MB PCI w/Dual VGA to be delivered tomorrow. However I now find that software drivers are required for Windows. Must I install software drivers for Slackware 12.1 Linux? I odn't need the dual feature. What changes should I make to xorg.conf to accommodate this new video card? I posted on the hardware group but my post never appeared. John Culleton
From: Bill Marcum on 14 Aug 2008 10:06 On 2008-08-14, wexfordpress <john(a)wexfordpress.com> wrote: > > > I need a more capable video card to go with my old but high end > monitor, a Sony G520 > The only vga card I could find on Tiger Direct is a PNY GeForce 5200 > 256MB PCI w/Dual VGA > to be delivered tomorrow. However I now find that software drivers are > required for Windows. > > Must I install software drivers for Slackware 12.1 Linux? I odn't need > the dual feature. > > What changes should I make to xorg.conf to accommodate this new video > card? > If your previous video card was a PNY or Nvidia it's possible you might not need new drivers. If the new card allows higher resolution or scan rates you might modify xorg.conf to enable those. If you don't need the advanced features of the card, the open source nv or vesa drivers might be enough. On the other hand, what do you mean by "I need a more capable video card"? Do you need 3D, or just more video RAM and higher resolution?
From: wexfordpress on 15 Aug 2008 15:29
On Aug 14, 10:06 am, Bill Marcum <marcumb...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: > On 2008-08-14, wexfordpress <j...(a)wexfordpress.com> wrote: > > > I need a more capable video card to go with my old but high end > > monitor, a Sony G520 > > The only vga card I could find on Tiger Direct is a PNY GeForce 5200 > > 256MB PCI w/Dual VGA > > to be delivered tomorrow. However I now find that software drivers are > > required for Windows. > > > Must I install software drivers for Slackware 12.1 Linux? I odn't need > > the dual feature. > > > What changes should I make to xorg.conf to accommodate this new video > > card? > > If your previous video card was a PNY or Nvidia it's possible you might > not need new drivers. If the new card allows higher resolution or scan > rates you might modify xorg.conf to enable those. > If you don't need the advanced features of the card, the open source nv > or vesa drivers might be enough. On the other hand, what do you mean by > "I need a more capable video card"? Do you need 3D, or just more video > RAM and higher resolution? I needed higher resolution because this indirectly controls the dimensions of the virtual desktop. You are right. I plugged the thing in and it worked. I got 4 out of the 5 resolutions I asked for in xorg.conf. Thanks for responding. |