Need to deliver a machine supporting two monitors, not for separate tasks but to double desktop real estate. New machine, probably running Ubuntu, with PCIx video slot.
Linux Video Card: any suggestions?
Need to deliver a machine supporting two monitors, not for separate tasks but to double desktop real estate. New machine, probably running Ubuntu, with PCIx video slot.
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Intel's chipsets
Including the on-board ones with the additional "card" support up to 4 of them.
Of course, finding this add-on sucks the royal cajones. I've been running Intel video for a while now. Only thing not up to snuff is "Whiz-bang" 3D crap, like for Compiz and so on. Though it does still work in Debian for me, the time is coming for my old laptop chipset to be deprecated. "They" are getting close with the Nouveau drives, they've got many OpenGL and accelerated things working for newer(not bleeding edge ones) nvidia cards. That is all I know. |
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You might want to just use a PCI video card.
PCI-x cards are old and fairly rare, though there are some on eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/...ee-All-Categories You might have better luck finding an old dual-head PCI card. Maybe even an old Matrox - I would think there would be Linux drivers for it. E.g. http://www.linuxques...ad-config-447802/ HTH. Cheers, Scott. |
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A misunderstanding here?
PCIX (PCI eXpress 64) is what all the mother boards come with now.
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PCIe card slots.
PCI-X is the OLD 64 bit PCI slot, usually 133MHz as well.
PCIe X1/X4/X8/X16 are what they come with now a day. |
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I missed the "new" in your original post.
I thought you were putting together one of your old custom machines and someone needed dual head on it.
Nevermind. ;-) Yeah, PCI-X and PCI-E can be mixed up if you're not careful and need an old card. What Greg said. Cheers, Scott. |
Linux Video Card: any suggestions?
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (5)
- Sept. 8, 2011, 01:35:38 PM EDT
Intel's chipsets
- (folkert)
- Sept. 8, 2011, 01:40:33 PM EDT
You might want to just use a PCI video card.
- (Another Scott)
- (3)
- Sept. 8, 2011, 01:52:35 PM EDT
A misunderstanding here?
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (2)
- Sept. 8, 2011, 01:55:51 PM EDT
PCIe card slots.
- (folkert)
- Sept. 8, 2011, 02:50:29 PM EDT
I missed the "new" in your original post.
- (Another Scott)
- Sept. 8, 2011, 06:10:52 PM EDT
