[SATLUG] Video Drivers

[Alan L. Lesmerises]

I just put together 2 new systems and installed SUSE 10.2 (the 64-bit version), and they both seem to work fine except for the video.

The video card are both supposed to be able to do 3D graphics, yet SUSE reports them as not being 3D-capable.  The cards are as follows:

- NVIDIA e-GeForce 7100GS (PCI-e), 256MB on-board memory

- ASUS EAX1600Pro (PCI-e, based on the ATI Radeon X1600 Pro), 512MB on-board memory

There are no Linux-compatible drivers included with either, and I didn't even see a way (during the installation process or afterwards) where I could have Yast or some other configuration utility change the driver being used.

So my questions are as follows:

- Is there someplace I should look for more compatible drivers for these cards?

- How do I get SUSE to use these other drivers (assuming there is something out there)?

- Did I screw up and pick a couple of video cards that Linux won't fully utilize their capabilities (3D or otherwise)?

Thanks for any suggestions you can provide.


Al Lesmerises