Silent inexpensive graphics cards

[Ric Moore]

On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 11:47 -0800, NoOp wrote:
> On 11/29/2010 07:59 AM, Rashkae wrote:
> ...
> > support, eventually become problematic.  (I have 2 notebooks, for 
> > example, with 6100 mobile GPU's that I've had to retire since they just 
> > don't work anymore with newer distros anymore)
> 
> Which 6100 version?
> <ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/260.19.21/README/supportedchips.html>
> GeForce 6100 	0x0242
> GeForce Go 6100 0x0247
> 
> <ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/96.43.19/README/appendix-a.html>
> GeForce 6100 	0x0242

I have an older 5500 nVidia card on one machine that blows and
goes ...with 3D graphics, using the nVidia driver, thank you. We're
becoming A 3D world online so I don't see how Nouveau is worth a damn
until it does acceleration and 3D. You might as well jam an old Voodoo
card in and run SVGA mode. 

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"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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