Re: Gnome 3 vs scientists (ie., external monitor problem)

[Artur Wroblewski <wrobell pld-linux org>]

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Jason D. Clinton <me jasonclinton com> wrote:
> On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 10:20, Jan Skowron <jan skowron gmail com> wrote:
>> I am writing to ask: which exact parameter of a graphics card decides
>> about the maximal resolution card can handle in 3d accelerated mode
>> (needed for Gnome 3)?
>
> This is information that you need to get from your hardware vendor and
> has nothing to do with Linux. The only cards on which you really might
> need to care with regard to GNOME 3 would be Intel 965 and older which
> have a hard limit of 2048x2048.
>
>> In the FAQ I have found only a very approximate information which
>> cards are supported.
>
> The FAQ entry is more about which drivers have added the needed bug
> fixes and features. It's not about a resolution.

imho, it would be nice to list those cards in the faq to warn people
who want to upgrade now as crashing software due to card limitations
is bad and frustrating experience.

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best regards,

w