Kernel Mode Setting?

[davelaser]

Originally Posted by hl_

So the new "tearing avoidance" code for textured video does not work when compiz is running? My impression was that it doesn't matter whether compositing is used or not.

Nope, doesn't work at all. Apparently it's really difficult to implement so it's been pushed right down on the list.

Sam

[philipl]

AaronP already explained KMS in another thread:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/show...&highlight=kms

[Lysius]

Originally Posted by philipl

AaronP already explained KMS in another thread:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/show...&highlight=kms

Interesting, I think I missed that one.
I hope they get the fbdev driver done anytime soon. That's for me the main feature that the driver is lacking currently.

[Chalnoth]

Originally Posted by artem

KMS will not work until NVIDIA drivers are embedded into the kernel - which is IMO impossible.

We have to rely on nouveau drivers or abandon this idea altogether.

Well, we know that NVIDIA drivers are never going to be embedded into the kernel (because they violate the GPL), but why would you think a kernel module would not work?

[cdrw]

shrug,
KMS is so messed up, so buggy, that before devs fix this, there is no point/use for KMS. I am only glad that I have only one netbook with intel(KMS) and the rest is with "old fashioned" nvidia without KMS.