On 29 Aug 99 11:49am, Kris Steenhaut wrote to Eddy Thilleman:

 KS> Hello Eddy,
 KS> woensdag 25 augustus 1999 10.50, Eddy Thilleman wrote to Bas
 KS> Heijermans:

 ET> Hi Bas,

 ET> 16 Aug 99, Bas Heijermans of 2:292/180 wrote to MIKE RUSKAI:

 MR>> The problem with the Matrox cards locking up while
 MR>> displaying software  cursors is not caused by overheating.
 MR>> I can reproduce the problem here,  and I have six cooling
 MR>> fans inside my case.  Nothing in there ever  overheats.

 ET> Are you using the Matrox v2.23 (or later) driver? In that case, try
 ET> with the v2.21 driver (you can install it over the current one, just

 KS> Well, you had it right about Matrox: their drivers really suck,
 KS> no matter what bios the card is on, no matter wich 2.22 @ 2.31
 KS> driver, no matter wich 256 @ 16.7 resolution . I've tried &
 KS> interchanged them all by now.

 KS> The most reliable, hmm, better say the less unreliable, are the
 KS> latest beta 2.31.
 KS> The 2.31 only block at high processing activities, and not on
 KS> high file transfers too, as the 2.22 @ 2.30 do.

 KS> Maybe the SDD drivers will bring a solution. If not, definitely
 KS> the Matrox will be kicked out here.

Sorry you feel that way because I do not experience any of the problems
you describe with MY Matrox Millennium II.  It's been extremely solid,
especially with the latest drivers and flash bios code.  In fact, the
latest drivers fixed a background display problem (couldn't display
backgrounds) when creating html documents with HomePage Publisher.

With the above in mind, your comment that Matrox drivers, "really suck"
seems to only apply to your use of them.  They blow the socks off of IBM's
GRADD drivers and SDD's drivers in speed and performance here.

George


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