On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 08:47 -0600, Robin Laing wrote: > Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak wrote: > > OK, I've been following the kernel-module-packaging threads on the > > various lists, and it's clear that Fedora developers are very > > uninterested in supporting kernel modules, and have no respect for > > people who use them :-) > > > > So... does anyone have suggestions for the "best" AGP video card / > > driver combo for 3D gaming (say torcs, for sake of argument), if you're > > restricted to the open source drivers? > > > > Intel's newly-free drivers don't count, because you have to buy a whole > > new computer (no plug-in cards)... > > > > Suggestions? > > > > > > - Mike > > > > I have had success with the nv driver that comes with xorg and nVidia > cards. On my machine there is little difference with glxgears between > the nv driver and the nVidia module from lvina. > > I am looking at getting a new nVidia car while I can still get a AGP > card. Just waiting for them to go on sale again. Of late, I've been having trouble with the nVidia cards - alteas with the Livna drivers. My system was just freezing for no apparent reason. Even when it wasn't freezing up, I would get weird things happening on the screen (distortions, strange blinking, etc.), so it's also possible I am just having hardware issues with my card. It's an older AGP GeForce 5200MX. I just updated to the latest kernel and am using the regular drivers instead for now. So far, so good, but we'll see. There is definitely a performance difference between the xorg and nVidia drivers though from what I am able to see. It shows up most vividly in games like Foo Billiard and PP Racer. They're basically useless running on the xorg driver. Since I may have to replace a video card anyway, I'm curious about people's experiences with the ATI cards. Is it worth the switch? Cheers, Chris -- ====================== "Never murder a man when he's busy committing suicide." -- Woodrow Wilson
