Linux FC 4 Newbie needs a video card

linux fedora core 4 video card dell sc420

[cphillips]

Ok, I have given up on getting my onboard video to work on my Dell SC420 and decided after reccomendations, just to buy a new video card. I ask the Linux experts out there:

Any reccomendations for a good quality, extremly low cost video card compatible with Fedora Core 4?

[encyclo]

I'm surprised the onboard card didn't work, but sometimes Dell ships some unusual hardware. Most modern video cards are supported in Linux - try looking through the list in

/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Cards

to get an idea, but any generic/budget video card from the last few years should be fine, or something sure-fire like a cheap ATI Radeon.

[brakthepoet]

ATI and nVidia each produce proprietary drivers for *nix systems, so you might want to take a look at their sites, too.
[ati.com ] (Select Drivers & Software >> Linux)
[nvidia.com ]

There are also open source drivers available for some cards from the DRI Project [dri.freedesktop.org] and Utah-GLX [utah-glx.sourceforge.net] project if you don't wish to use proprietary drivers.

After that it's just deciding how much of a hit your wallet can take.