LINUX & a Diamond Viper Card

[jas at enterprise.uml.edu (Jim Sherwood)]

I have been lurking on this listserve for over a year now.  Once I saw the
post that MicroCenter had the Slakware LINUX CD's for $9.19, I decided to
give LINUX a try.  Unlike my normal mode of operation, I actually took time to
read the documentation.  I discovered to my dismay that LINUX and
Diamond video cards, the Viper in particular, may mix like oil & water.
Is this true?  Or is there a driver that I can use with LINUX and my
Viper card to run X-Windows?  If not, any suggestions as to a fast
video card that is happy to run LINUX?  My board is VLB, no PCI slots.

I look forward to hearing from some of you LINUX gurus.

Jim

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James A. Sherwood                                          Associate Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering                                      Ball 225A
Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell                               Phone 508-934-3313
One University Avenue                                 Primary FAX 508-934-3059
Lowell, MA 01854                                        jas at enterprise.uml.edu
                                                   (secondary FAX 508-934-3048)
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  Could you please continue the petty bickering? I find it most intriguing.
    -- Data, "Haven", stardate 41294.5
      --or was it from the last department meeting?
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