Re: How painful is the nv driver supposed to be?
Thanks well this won't work on amd64 until Nvidia releases a driver. I was waiting for the amd64 driver to buy a new video card... Sean Cavanaugh wrote: Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:28:19 -0500 From: pldro...@pldrouin.net To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: How painful is the nv driver supposed to be? Hi, I am using the nv xorg driver on 8.0 amd64 with a GeForce 6600 (CPU is an i7 overclocked at 4GHz) configured in 1920x1080. With that setup it takes about 2 seconds to maximize a window or to switch workspace in fluxbox. Is there a way to improve speed or this is all I can hope to get? the default nv driver with xorg does not fully utilize the nvidia GPU. install one of the nvidia drivers from /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver* make sure you pick the one that still has support for your card in it as they cull older cards from the newer drivers. judging by nvidia.coms driver lookup, the highest driver that supports the GeForce 6 series was 191.07 also make sure to follow the extra instructions that you get after installing the driver if i remember correctly, theres a line you add to /boot/loader.conf and you change the xorg.conf file driver from "nv" to "nvidia" -Sean ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: How painful is the nv driver supposed to be?
> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:28:19 -0500 > From: pldro...@pldrouin.net > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: How painful is the nv driver supposed to be? > > Hi, > > I am using the nv xorg driver on 8.0 amd64 with a GeForce 6600 (CPU is > an i7 overclocked at 4GHz) configured in 1920x1080. With that setup it > takes about 2 seconds to maximize a window or to switch workspace in > fluxbox. Is there a way to improve speed or this is all I can hope to get? > the default nv driver with xorg does not fully utilize the nvidia GPU. install one of the nvidia drivers from /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver* make sure you pick the one that still has support for your card in it as they cull older cards from the newer drivers. judging by nvidia.coms driver lookup, the highest driver that supports the GeForce 6 series was 191.07 also make sure to follow the extra instructions that you get after installing the driver if i remember correctly, theres a line you add to /boot/loader.conf and you change the xorg.conf file driver from "nv" to "nvidia" -Sean ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: How painful is the nv driver supposed to be?
Awesome! I have been waiting for years for this driver, so a few more months won't make a difference. This was the major factor preventing me from fully enjoy FreeBSD for workstation usage. Uwe Laverenz wrote: Pierre-Luc Drouin schrieb: an i7 overclocked at 4GHz) configured in 1920x1080. With that setup it takes about 2 seconds to maximize a window or to switch workspace in fluxbox. Is there a way to improve speed or this is all I can hope to get? NVidia will release an official driver for FreeBSD/amd64 in the near future: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=41545&page=37 If you can't wait, and I guess that's the case, you culd try the free nv alternative named "nouveau". Uwe ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: How painful is the nv driver supposed to be?
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:28:19AM -0500, Pierre-Luc Drouin wrote: > > Hi, > > I am using the nv xorg driver on 8.0 amd64 with a GeForce 6600 (CPU is > an i7 overclocked at 4GHz) configured in 1920x1080. With that setup it > takes about 2 seconds to maximize a window or to switch workspace in > fluxbox. Is there a way to improve speed or this is all I can hope to get? > > Thanks! I think I used to have a 6600 which I used the nv driver with and maximising windows and changing workspaces was almost instantaneous. To be fair, I only have a 1280x1024 display. So the driver works fine for me. Having a look at the specs for your card seems to suggest that it should drive your display with some ease: http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce6_techspecs.html My best guess is that there is something wrong with your setup. Check that you are using the nv driver by looking at the xorg.log It could be that you're using X in some sort of degraded mode i.e vesa. Other than that, I don't know what could be wrong. Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: How painful is the nv driver supposed to be?
Pierre-Luc Drouin schrieb: an i7 overclocked at 4GHz) configured in 1920x1080. With that setup it takes about 2 seconds to maximize a window or to switch workspace in fluxbox. Is there a way to improve speed or this is all I can hope to get? NVidia will release an official driver for FreeBSD/amd64 in the near future: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=41545&page=37 If you can't wait, and I guess that's the case, you culd try the free nv alternative named "nouveau". Uwe ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
