Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Some KDE apps under KDE4 stability
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:17:12
Message-Id: 200810050118.06976.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Some KDE apps under KDE4 stability by Volker Armin Hemmann
1 On Saturday 04 October 2008 18:30:02 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
2 > On Samstag 04 Oktober 2008, Alan McKinnon wrote:
3 > > On Saturday 04 October 2008 17:28:32 Andrew Gaydenko wrote:
4 > > > > why compiz? kde 4.1 has rather nice effects build in (which can be
5 > > > > turned off easily in systemsettings).
6 > > >
7 > > > I mean multiple debates about KDE 4 and video-drivers.
8 > >
9 > > If you have a recent-ish nvidia card, you might want to treat KDE4 as
10 > > experimental on your box till you find the magic spell that gives you
11 > > decent performance...
12 >
13 > the magic spells seems to be the latest beta-drivers from nvidia.
14 >
15 > Or you just turn of desktop effects in system settings.
16
17 I'm using 177.70 and a decent kick-ass card on this Dell M1530. Also use the
18 recommended settings from NVidia using nvidia-settings. But performance is
19 still laggy.
20
21 I have however solved the issue - went back to 3.5.10 (playing is nice but I
22 need to get work done too)
23
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25 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com