he he, I sympathise. Sounds like an interrupt problem to me. I have used
Linux and nVidea/ATI cards with Linux with no problem after setting up. What
type of card do you have?

On 1/8/07, Alan Grimes <agrimes at speakeasy.net> wrote:
>
> The problem with 3D desktops, or any 3D functionality whatsoever, is
> that I own a motherboard which, by all appearances Linux should support,
> it even has a menu item in the configuration system specifically listing
> my chipset, but it doesn't. instead linux crashes instantly and
> completely whenever I try to do anything at all with anything even
> remotely related to 3D, even the simplest diagnostics will crash my
> computer. Therefore my position is that nobody should be permitted to
> use, develop, or even discuss any 3D application of any kind, under
> penalty of law, until my computer is restored to full operation. =|
>
> --
> |/-\|/-\|
>
>
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