Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Linux and video cards...

Wayde Gutman wrote:

> One way to avoid conflicts between video cards and Linux distros is to
>
> go with the Trident chipset since the outfit open-sourced the drivers
> to
> the Linux community. One version that I know works well is the Trident
>
> 3D 9750 4-mb card and it is cheap. I had it up and running under
> Slackware 3.4 distro and my current Caldera OpenLinux 3.4, so the
> support is there....

Yes, I've had excellent luck with Trident cards both in Windows and
Linux
systems. Their clock generator has fine resolution, allowing you to
twiddle
the pixel clock, horizontal and vertical sync timings to optimize
monitor
performance.

Jon