[SOLVED] Best video card???

[Barriehie]

Hello Everyone,
Is there a best video card for 7.10??? I'm currently using an ATI 9250 and everytime I restart or reboot I have to reset the resolution and for it to take affect I have to log out and back in again. This is rather annoying!

Thank You,
Barrie

Okay, lacking an opinion on this who has a video card that doesn't require being reset at every boot/restart?

[teishu]

i find the nvidia cards work better in ubuntu, i've got a 8400 that works well and a 6000 series that works well too.

Thanks

[msrinath80]

I prefer the Intel GMA (onboard) graphics any day as it is supported by free software drivers.

[sdennie]

"Best video card" is very subjective. If your primary motivation for buying a new video card is that you have to reconfigure your current card every time you boot, if you post more information (specifically what you do to "reset" the resolution), I'm sure that someone can get your current card working fairly easily.

[Barriehie]

"Best video card" is very subjective. If your primary motivation for buying a new video card is that you have to reconfigure your current card every time you boot, if you post more information (specifically what you do to "reset" the resolution), I'm sure that someone can get your current card working fairly easily.

Yes, to be more specific I have it set at 1024x768 @ 75 and when the machine goes through either a warm/cold reboot it starts out @ 800x600.

Barrie

[eyeonthewinner]

Do you have the restricted drivers installed for your video card?

[VMC]

Have you looked at the xorg settings? Specifically Screen:

Files File pathnames
ServerFlags Server flags
Module Dynamic module loading
InputDevice Input device description
Device Graphics device description
VideoAdaptor Xv video adaptor description
Monitor Monitor description
Modes Video modes descriptions
Screen Screen configuration
ServerLayout Overall layout
DRI DRI-specific configuration
Vendor Vendor-specific configuration

[cb951303]

according to this site http://free3d.org/

ATI Radeon X850 is very well supported with open source R300 drivers
If you can find it, it may be a good solution for both open source drivers and mediocre performance. (BTW X850 is alternative of Nvidia 6800 in performance)

[eyeonthewinner]

its probobly just something with your /etc/X11/xorg.conf

would you post the command: cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

[signseeker]

I've got an ASUS 8800GT 512MB and 8600GT both working flawlessly.

But, the others are right - you should be able to get the other card working.

[Barriehie]

Do you have the restricted drivers installed for your video card?

Yes.

[Barriehie]

its probobly just something with your /etc/X11/xorg.conf

would you post the command: cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Okay, you can see in here where I tried to comment out all other modes; but that doesn't work either.


# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO]"
Driver "ati"
BusID "PCI:3:8:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
# Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Thank You for taking the time to check this out. It's more Ubuntu than I know right now!
Barrie

[eyeonthewinner]

Ok, why don't you try using the aticonfig to do it after backing up the old xorg config file like this,


cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.old
sudo aticonfig --resolution=0, 1024x768

Note: you need the zero there, to denote which screen it is if you have a multimonitor setup (although you don't)

[foresto]

An nVidia Geforce 6600 worked well for me in ubuntu 7.10. Now That I'm using 8.04, my new Geforce 8800GTS 512 works nicely, too.

Still, if you're patient and willing to experiment with advice from others in the community, there's a good chance you can fix the problem with your existing card.

[Barriehie]

An nVidia Geforce 6600 worked well for me in ubuntu 7.10. Now That I'm using 8.04, my new Geforce 8800GTS 512 works nicely, too.

Still, if you're patient and willing to experiment with advice from others in the community, there's a good chance you can fix the problem with your existing card.

Somehow I've managed to fix the startup issue but now I haven't any desktop effects! I'm probably going to go with a new nVidia card; as soon as I find out about how to install it.

Thank you for the input!
Barrie