There has been recent talk of a project to write open source drivers for nvidia, including the 3d acceleration and other features. Holding your breath would be presumptuous at this stage :-)
> Hi, > Well, yes, but lets get real. > Proprietary drivers are required. > > with prop drivers, glxgears runs at 9900 fps on my box, which means that > all the graphic systems, and games run just fine. > > I don't know if you have kids or not, but games are important - they have > to run well. Many of the linux games require hardware acceleration, which > means require prop.drivers. > > Put another way. > How can anyone argue linux is ready for the desktop, if it cannot do the > high frame rate required for games? > > To get the high frame rate, we need drivers - which does mean proprietary > (does it not?) > > Is Xinerama required? > Well yes, cause if the driver supports it, there is a better chance all > your apps will work on your graphics system. > > Derek. > > On Mon, 12 Feb 2007, Kerry Mayes wrote: > >> But it's the only available method if you have an intel 945GM! >> >> On 12/02/07, Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > I have found xinerama to be unnecessary on all dual-head nvidia and >> ati >> > cards, as they provide their own methods. Using the proprietary >> drivers, >> > that is. >> > >> > Steve >> > >> >> > > -- > Derek Smithies Ph.D. > IndraNet Technologies Ltd. > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ph +64 3 365 6485 > Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/ > >
