@DrBombcrater
* The most modern cards supported at the moment are the GeForce FX series. The driver for these is fast and stable, although there are issues with some 'odd' FX cards (5100,5500 and some 5700s) not being picked up correctly.
I'm no expert in this, but when assuming that all FX-cards can use the same kernel-driver for hw-acceleration (could be wrong on this), isn't it just a matter of adding all chip-IDs ("NV**") to the kernel?
GeForce FX5950 Ultra NV38
GeForce FX5900 Ultra NV35
GeForce FX5900 NV35
GeForce FX5900 XT NV35
Geforce FX5800 NV30
GeForce FX5700 Ultra NV36
GeForce FX5700 NV36
GeForce FX5700 LE NV36
GeForce FX5600 Ultra NV31
GeForce FX5600 NV31
GeForce FX5500 NV34
GeForce FX5200 Ultra NV34
GeForce FX5200 NV34
I am asking because I found a good deal on a cheap FX5500 card and just wanted to make sure that it's supported.
The FX5500 is basically a FX5200 with some minor modifications, so if it is "seen" as a FX5200 that shouldn't cause any problems.
It's not any different with the FX Quadro-cards. They work fine when using the driver of their Geforce counterpart. (You can even flash firmware between the models). But I guess their chip-IDs are needed:
Quadro FX 1000 NV30GL (same as FX5800)
Quadro FX 1100 NV36 (same as FX5700)
Quadro FX 2000 NV30GL (same as FX5800)
Quadro FX 3000 NV35GL (same as FX5900)
Quadro FX 600 NV34GL (same as FX5200 Ultra)
this also applies to other series, e.g.
Quadro 4 980 XGL NV28GL (same as GeForce4 Ti4200-8x)
or
Quadro NVS 200 NV17GL (GeForce4 MX)
Btw, good news on laptop-support, I am currently looking for an older laptop as a "living-room surf station" and with Amithlon-support, the Acer looks like a good choice. :-)