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From: Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: SOLVED: I switched to the Nvidia video driver
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:56:27
Message-Id: 20120420155416.GA5696@waltdnes.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: SOLVED: I switched to the Nvidia video driver by Nikos Chantziaras
1 On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 10:09:37AM +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote
2 > On 20/04/12 09:39, Walter Dnes wrote:
3
4 > > 2) Nvidia drivers do not like the mplayer "xv" video output option at
5 > > all. It hangs my machine, requiring Magic-Sysrq to shut down
6 > > semi-gracefully. Don't use that option with Nvidia drivers.
7 >
8 > Hmm. Xv is the most stable option for most users.
9
10 Before getting the Nvidia card+driver, xv was the only one that
11 worked half-decently for me. This seems to be Nvidia-specific and maybe
12 specific only to the closed source Nvidia driver. I don't know about the
13 Nouveau driver, because I never could get Nouveau working to test it.
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16 Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>