will Nvidia GeForce Fx5500 256MB video card work on xbuntu 14.04?

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frank55

Joined Dec 6, 2013
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Hi guys: anybody knows if this video card , Nvidia GeForce Fx5500 256MB
works in xubuntu 14.04 in a Dell Demention 4500 P4
 

ISB123

Joined May 21, 2014
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How much RAM that thing has?

PS

The computer has 256 mb RAM not the graphic card.
Graphic card has 64 mb RAM.
CPU is really weak its one of the first Pentium which were one of the worst CPUs in early 2000s.
 
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nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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It will work with the open-source X86 driver in Xorg but the full featured latest NVIDIA proprietary driver stopped supporting older card series about a year ago. With your old CPU you will need good drivers.
https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers

To upgrade the video systems to the latest NVIDIA driver on some older systems with AGP slots I've used the GT610 PCI version of the card (not the PCI-express version) and chucked the AGP card in the trash. The speed of the modern card and driver is much faster than the AGP slot and old card/driver.
http://www.amazon.com/Sparkle-PC-64-Bit-Graphics-700042/dp/B00F3ZNFS6
 

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frank55

Joined Dec 6, 2013
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Hi Guys: update on the video card i 'got it today installed it and it got the xorg drivers from the system the only thing is there is no color out of the S-VIDEO output just black&white,there are 2 sets of drivers the legacy do not work only x.orgx server,
 

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frank55

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Maybe you could use a convert if the software approach is not working.
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011407&p_id=4724&seq=1&format=2
Maybe you could use a convert if the software approach is not working.
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011407&p_id=4724&seq=1&format=2

I wonder if there is a different Distro that could work with the legacy drivers! maybe i will try Debian Wheezy7.1
 

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frank55

Joined Dec 6, 2013
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frank55

Joined Dec 6, 2013
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Thanks nsaspook, i got it appreciate none less i couldn't make it work,i tried these and so far the only drivers that work good are the X.xorg

http://www.binarytides.com/install-nvidia-drivers-ubuntu-14-04/
Thanks nsaspook; i got it and apreciate, although i tried all i could but i could never get the color on the S-video i tried these also
http://www.binarytides.com/install-nvidia-drivers-ubuntu-14-04/

but the only drivers that work right with the VGA are the suggested in addicional drivers but no color in S-video,i guess i give up and use other machine for tv Video out for the whole house.
 

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