Need PCI express 16 video card capable of 1680x1050 resolution

Gene Heskett gene.heskett at verizon.net
Tue Oct 7 07:13:40 PDT 2008


On Tuesday 07 October 2008, Adam Jackson wrote:
>On Wed, 2008-10-01 at 12:37 -0700, Paul J. White wrote:
>> At 10:58 AM 10/1/2008, Adam Jackson wrote:
>> >On Tue, 2008-09-30 at 07:49 -0700, Paul White wrote:
>> >> If not, can anyone recommend a specific, currently available, X.org
>> >> supported video card that will fit an available PCI express x16 (or PCI
>> >> express x1) slot and work with my monitor?  I don't need 3D graphics.
>> >
>> >Any given radeon or geforce.
>>
>> I tried this one (GeForce 8400 GS):
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121235&nm_mc=TEMC
>>-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-
>>
>> ... and the nv driver didn't work with it.  Again, vesa worked, but only
>> at the wrong screen resolution.
>
>You may have been using an older version of the nv driver, or been
>hitting a bug.  Without seeing your X log it's hard to say.  I've
>certainly driven nv cards at 1680x1050 before though.
>
So have I, and I am currently driving a pci-e, HD2400-pro ATI card at that 
resolution.
>- ajax



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