From: Boris Mansencal (boris.mansencal++at++inria.fr)
Date: 07/19/2002 07:40:04
Martin Naef wrote:
> Could you please help to fill the gaps and open questions in the list
> below? I first state the requirements for our system (VR), features that
> would be nice to have and then possible graphics card that could fulfill
> these needs. At the installation site, we have an older Onyx 2 with 4
> R10000 CPUs and and IR2, so the PC hardware should at least outperform
> that configuration.
>
> If anybody is using one of these cards successfully under Linux with
> active stereo, I'd be glad if you could provide feedback!
>
> System Requirements:
> - Display Mode: 118 Hz Active Stereo at 1280x1024
> - PC Hardware: Dual Processor Athlon or P4
> - OS: Linux
> - X-Server: Xfree or XiGraphics, others?
> - Software: Performer 2.5
>
> Must have:
> - Active stereo
> - High geometry throughput
> - Decent Linux support (no crashes!)
> - Available in September 2002
>
> Nice to have:
> - Full-screen anti-aliasing
> - Vertex and pixel shaders
> - Lots of texture memory
>
> Possible solutions:
> - Geforce 4 Ti4600
> + FAST (4GPixel/s fill)
> + Fully programmable (Vertex and pixel shaders)
> + Cheap
> ? Seems to have no active stereo support under Linux
> without using external sync doublers or other ugly hacks
>
Have you tried such a solution ?
If anybody has a working stereo station with a GeForce4 Ti4600,
I would be glad to hear the details how he has succedded ?
Have anybody tried with a Quadro4 900 or 750 XGL card ?
Regards,
Boris.
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