This is annoying...

[ffutures]

I put the graphics card into the linux box and reinstalled Unantu. It works, but if I try anything that needs 3D graphics the program seems to start up then vanish. E.g. Celestia no longer works at all. The graphics card has two outputs, but as far as I can tell Linux isn't trying to send the graphics to a non-existent monitor or anything.

Any suggestions?

Comments

[nojay.livejournal.com]

I'm really not trying to be glib, but have you thought about installing Windows and seeing if the board works properly in that situation? If it does then you might just have abandon that card and find one that does work under Ubuntu. I've seen a few situations where Linux can't handle some families of hardware devices that function perfectly under Windows (or even DOS).

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

It does work in a Windows PC, unfortunately it doesn't support the best graphics mode for my 22" monitor, 1680 x 1050, or I'd shove it into my main machine.

It wasn't very expensive and I suppose I can sell it on. Any suggestions on a replacement?

[turol.livejournal.com]

It should be possible to make that card work. Also since AGP has been deprecated you're going to have hard time finding compatible cards. The latest you can get are ATI R400 and R500 series or NVidia 7x00 series. Unfortunately ATI and NVidia have dropped support for these older cards from their latest drivers so the latest distributions don't really support them that well.