Re: Is the nvidia proprietary driver much faster (for me) than nv driver?

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On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 12:25:15PM +1000, Brian Chadwick wrote:
> Chris G wrote:
>> I run fedora 8 and have a "XFX GeForce 7300GS, 256Mb DDR-2 display
>> card".
>>
>> Will using the nvidia proprietary X driver be noticeably faster than
>> the 'standard' nv driver?  I don't play any games on my computer but I
>> do some graphical stuff, my main uses are:-
>>
>>     Web browsing using firefox
>>     Lots of command line terminal windows
>>     digikam photo album
>>     VMWare running Windows XP as a guest system
>>
>> I think the most likely area to be affected by better graphics drivers
>> is the VMWare (Workstation 6.0.2 if that's relevant).  Can anyone tell
>> me if I'll gain anything by moving to the nvidia drivers?
>>
>>   
> my experience (i am using a 7600GS), is that the nvidia driver is 
> definitely better than the open source driver, even if not playing games.
>
> just be careful, and install it from the livna repository, and not from the 
> nvidia .run file.
>
> https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2006-February/msg01565.html
>
Trouble is that I'm now caught by the kernel update forced by
installing the nvidia drivers from livna, it stops my VMWare working.

Yes, I know there are patches for VMWare but I'd rather not at the
moment.

-- 
Chris Green

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