[linux-audio-dev] Re: [announce] [patch] Voluntary Kernel Preemption Patch

[Dave Robillard]

On Sat, 2004-07-24 at 00:05, Ryan Underwood wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 08:08:15PM -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
> > > 
> > > thanks for the advice. I have tried some more pci cards and a very slow Virge 64
> > > or something actually reduced the problem. Not completely though. I think i'll 
> > > get me one of those G450 dual head cards..  
> > > 
> > > Florian Schmidt
> > 
> > Be warned.. AFAIK, dual head on Matrox cards (At least the G400 series
> > anyway) requires the proprietary Matrox "HAL" library, which has caused
> > nothing but (severe) problems for everyone I've talked to who used it
> > (corrupt displays usually).
> 
> Dual head on G450/G550 does not require the HAL unless you are using
> DVI.

Ah, sorry; must be just the G400 then.  My bad.

-DR-