Re: [gentoo-user] Re: glx & dri fail to load for nv

[Grant]

>> I'm seeing tearing from the nv xorg driver.  I think it's because the
>> glx and dri modules are failing to load, and I think that's because
>> I'm missing a kernel option or two.  Can anyone tell me what I might
>> be missing in the kernel for an Nvidia card?
>>
>> BTW, the proprietary nvidia driver works great but I'd like to get nv
>> working too.
>
> A bit off-topic, but nv is dead upstream (NVidia dropped it).  You might
> want to look into the Nouveau open source driver if you have hardware
> supported by it (it even supports 3D):
>
>  http://nouveau.freedesktop.org
>
> It's better than the crappy "nv" driver by orders of magnitude.

That's great!  I'll ask the Nouveau list about VDPAU support.

- Grant