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On Tue, 2008-03-25 at 15:18 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> > As for the performances, could you tell me if there is a gap between |
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> > nv and the proprietary driver ? I Never tried the later. |
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> I'll let someone more current answer that - I haven't done head to |
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> comparisons on nvidia for ages. Last I heard, nv was still way behind |
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> in terms of features supported, but that can change quite quickly. |
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> Anyone else got current info on this? It's a question I'm sure many |
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> folk |
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> would like an answer on |
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The nv driver has *no* 3D acceleration and limited 2D acceleration due |
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to nVidia's refusal to release the specs needed to create a decent OSS |
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driver. |
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You can try the nouveau* drivers but they're still experimental. |
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* http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/ |
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-a |
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