[aklug] Re: nvida graphics card

* adam bultman <adamb@glaven.org> [101022 14:17]:
>
>
> Tim Johnson wrote:
> > <snip>
> > I have been advised to stick with nvidia by a hardware geek, and
> > I've googled some info that indicates that ratheons have been
> > problematic with ubuntu.
> >
> >
> NVIDIA cards have always worked very well for me. By default, Ubuntu
> (and other flavors of linux) will use the 'nv' driver by default; Ubuntu
> has the Administration->Hardware Drivers dropdown option, which will
> cause ubuntu to fetch the latest "nvidia" drivers and utilities, and
> install them for you. That driver (while not open-source or pure)
> provides much better performance, especially with 3D and other doodads
> that you might like (compiz, for example.)
>
> If you want a newer version, and don't mind doing it all by hand, you
> can fetch the driver from NVIDIA's web site and configure it; but it's
> more of a hassle.
>
> As far as I have been able to tell, ATI's drivers may be fine, but their
> utilities suck big time. Nvidia's "nvidia-settings" works more or less
> perfectly (On my dual monitor ubuntu x86_64 box, anyway) it can't write
> to my xorg.conf file, but I don't really care since I only have to
> re-run nvidia-settings every month or two when I reboot.
>
> Go with Nvidia, save yourself some time.
  Thanks to both adam and greg for their votes of support. BTW: I am
  currently using the nvidia propriety drivers as you describe
  above.

> (Queue the ATI lovers flame war)
   :)
   thanks again guys.

-- 
Tim 
tim at johnsons-web.com or akwebsoft.com
http://www.akwebsoft.com
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