01-30-06, 08:21 PM
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xorg.conf, Device Driver
What is the difference between using the nv driver and the nvidia driver?
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01-31-06, 02:57 AM
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Re: xorg.conf, Device Driver
run any opengl based program and you'll notice the difference
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01-31-06, 03:12 PM
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Re: xorg.conf, Device Driver
ok, I will try to explain.
"nv" is the default Mesa driver (usually) and from what I understand OpenGL in MESA is partially software rendered. "nvidia" is the official drivers for nvidia cards and will allow for full hardware acceleration with OpenGL applications, also composite (an extension) allows for some of the X window system to be rendered through hardware acceleration (still under development). Pretty much, the difference is stability, compatability, and speed. |
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01-31-06, 04:40 PM
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Re: xorg.conf, Device Driver
Cool, thanks.
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