From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 21 May 2002 03:27:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 21 May 2002 03:27:47 -0400 Received: from kura.mail.jippii.net ([195.197.172.113]:57248 "HELO kura.mail.jippii.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 21 May 2002 03:27:47 -0400 Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 10:30:33 +0300 From: Anssi Saari To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Planning on a new system Message-ID: <20020521073033.GA20335@sci.fi> In-Reply-To: <1021856882.1814.12.camel@tiger> <20020520192136.GC25125@artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> <20020520154244.2bfb882e.arodland@noln.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 03:42:44PM -0400, Andrew Rodland wrote: > On Mon, 20 May 2002 21:21:36 +0200 > Jan Hudec wrote: > > > On Sun, May 19, 2002 at 09:07:58PM -0400, Louis Garcia wrote: > > > Graphics adapter 32MB NVIDIA ? GeForce2? MX200 AGP Graphics > > > > AFAIK there some binary-only driver for this card, that causes trouble > > time to time and as it's binary only, no one can debug them. > > I am not sure what really requres the driver, that is how much X can > > do without it. > > You get 2d, semi-accelerated (that is, XAA only) graphics, at whatever > resolution you want, with X's "nv" driver. What's full-accelerated 2d then? > Installing the NVidia kernel stuff + other libraries gets you better > acceleration on X, Render, Xv, and of course hardware-accelerated GLX. The "nv" driver in X (since 4.1.0) has Xv also, for apparently all Geforce 2 and 3 chips. In my experience it's fine for running my desktop at 1600x1200x32 and also for watching videos using Xv support.