On Monday 14 Apr 2014 15:35:00 Alan McKinnon wrote: > The nvidia blobs do work well as long as you use them the way they were > intended to be used. > > The way they were intended to be used is the same way Windows uses them, > the Linux and Windows drivers share the bulk of the internal code and > Linux feature set most definitely is not the driving force here :-) > > Which means some awesome things the X server can do simply do not work > with the blob. The blob also rips out most of the OpenGL and framebuffer > code and replaces it with it's own mysterious black magic, this can add > more wrinkles. > > And finally, the Nvidia blob is not at all integrated with the kernel in > any meaningful way, so your running kernel usually ends up 2-4 versions > behind current.
Would I be wrong to deduce from this that I would be better off with Radeon cards instead of moving to NVidia? Out of coincidence I have been using Radeon for ever it seems and I have had no problem that I recall with the free radeon drivers. No need to align suitable kernel versions with new video card drivers, or skip any driver versions, or much else. The only thing that I had to think about was how to sort out suitable firmware, but even this was relatively easy. Many people slate Radeon cards and this had me thinking that I should consciously make an effort to buy NVidia, but I am not as sure at this moment in time that this would not bring more problems than its worth? -- Regards, Mick
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