Need to select a graphics card

[joelw135]

I have a Dell E510 desktop which has a PCI Express slot. I need a inexpensive video card which will work well with Ubuntu 9.10. My ATI X300 freezes in 9.10 but is fine in 9.04. Can someone please tell me which card is the best inexpensive card? I will not be doing any high end graphics just web etc.

[elmo23x]

Then I would recommend you a ATI Radeon HD4350.

Something that works with the free radeon driver... you will avoid lots of problems in future. Avoid this nvidia blow if you are not going to use 3D etc...

[joelw135]

Originally Posted by elmo23x

Then I would recommend you a ATI Radeon HD4350.

Something that works with the free radeon driver... you will avoid lots of problems in future. Avoid this nvidia blow if you are not going to use 3D etc...

I should of mentioned I need a regular video port not DVI as my LCD is not DVI I think it is just VGA. I know the card says VGA but will it be OK in 9.10 and up?

[elmo23x]

It should be ok. But your x300 should be ok too. In fact, the newer version of ubuntu you have, the best it should work, as the free radeon driver will be more developed.

I was just thinking... that maybe you are trying to use the fglrx driver with your x300 card, and I think ATI has dropped the support for your card in recent versions of fglrx (like the version that comes with 9.10). Try to use the free radeon driver in ubuntu 9.10.

[joelw135]

Originally Posted by elmo23x

It should be ok. But your x300 should be ok too. In fact, the newer version of ubuntu you have, the best it should work, as the free radeon driver will be more developed.

I was just thinking... that maybe you are trying to use the fglrx driver with your x300 card, and I think ATI has dropped the support for your card in recent versions of fglrx (like the version that comes with 9.10). Try to use the free radeon driver in ubuntu 9.10.

90% of the time it freezes and the catylist driver did not work. I tried everything. That is why I am asking here. I am on 9.04 at will not move up until I have solution as I have lost days with lost work.

[elmo23x]

I found this... maybe it helps you. I dont know if there is a better way of installing this driver.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonDriver

[joelw135]

Originally Posted by elmo23x

I found this... maybe it helps you. I dont know if there is a better way of installing this driver.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonDriver

Thanks, but I tried all that it is referring to 8.10 and below. Things changed in 9.10 with many cards dropped.

[elmo23x]

Originally Posted by joelw135

Thanks, but I tried all that it is referring to 8.10 and below. Things changed in 9.10 with many cards dropped.

dropped from fglrx but not from ati-radeon

[joelw135]

Originally Posted by elmo23x

dropped from fglrx but not from ati-radeon

OK I tried the instructions listed on that link and it didn't help, it crashed and froze just as much. I think it is because i have an earlier revision of the card. It came up as unsupported when I entered the terminal commands.