[linux-help] Re: Video Card switch

["Jonathan Hall" <flimzy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

No.  I'm simply pointing out that the extra RAM is used for 3D texture
buffering, and is never touched in 2D X applications, so is irrelevant
within the context of this specific discussion.

Where it matters is not when telling X how much RAM you have, but in your
OpenGL or other 3D applications (which, to my knowledge, don't care waht
your X configuratin says).

-- Jonathan


----- Original Message -----
From: "bruce" <bbales@xxxxxxx>
To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 3:21 PM
Subject: [linux-help] Re: Video Card switch


>
> On Tuesday 22 October 2002 02:37 pm, you wrote:
> > This is a silly debate and getting a bit too heated for
> > something of such little significance if you ask me... can we
> > all just get along? :) To point out a minor technicality...
> > 1600x1200 @ 32bpp uses only 7.5mb of video memory.  So unless
> > his TNT2 had less than 8mb of RAM, or if he's using a
> > dual-head display... then telling X that he has less RAM than
> > he actually has will make no practical difference whatsoever.
> > Extra video RAM will be used for 3D texture buffering mostly.
> >
> It's not silly to someone selling $200 video cards.  What are
> you trying to do, put those board designers out of business?
> bruce
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