On Sun, 2005-11-20 at 12:28 -0500, Dave Phillips wrote: > Lee Revell wrote: > > >On Sun, 2005-11-20 at 02:28 +0000, Tim Blechmann wrote: > > > > > >>>You won't get a lot of help from the open source community if you > >>>insist on loading proprietary kernel modules. The FIRST thing you > >>>should do if you're trying to optimize your system is don't load any > >>>binary only kernel modules!!! > >>> > >>> > >>well, better a working closed-source driver, than no driver at all.. > >> > >> > > > >The nvidia driver is only necessary for hardware accelerated 3D which > >doesn't have much use on an audio box. > > > > > > > Unless you're using Pd + GEM, of course. > > Or if you happen to like the OpenGL spectral display in Snd. > > Windows users would point out CsoundAV as well. As long as you realize that you're trading those bells and whistles for a completely undebuggable setup, feel free. It's not "license Nazism" as someone else suggested - we have NO IDEA what the nvidia driver is doing thus we CANNOT help you with any kernel problem at all. Lee
