On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 05:44:46PM +0100, Wim De Smet wrote: > "Andrew R Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mr. Finney's reply was > > > > "yeah, you need a couple packages. install > > > You don't need those kernel packages, since u can use the X drivers.
well perhaps, perhaps not. if he needs any kind of decent 3d acceleration,
he does need them. if he doesn't and/or using exclusively Free Software
is more important, then s/need/may want depending on your preference/.
also, istr that there are some boards on which the nv driver doesn't work.
or at least there are machines that with the exact same X configuration
and the non-free drivers work just fine, whereas before they did not
with the nv driver (maybe nv is pickier about settings?).
sean
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