On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 12:25:15PM +1000, Brian Chadwick wrote: > Chris G wrote: >> I run fedora 8 and have a "XFX GeForce 7300GS, 256Mb DDR-2 display >> card". >> >> Will using the nvidia proprietary X driver be noticeably faster than >> the 'standard' nv driver? I don't play any games on my computer but I >> do some graphical stuff, my main uses are:- >> >> Web browsing using firefox >> Lots of command line terminal windows >> digikam photo album >> VMWare running Windows XP as a guest system >> >> I think the most likely area to be affected by better graphics drivers >> is the VMWare (Workstation 6.0.2 if that's relevant). Can anyone tell >> me if I'll gain anything by moving to the nvidia drivers? >> >> > my experience (i am using a 7600GS), is that the nvidia driver is > definitely better than the open source driver, even if not playing games. > > just be careful, and install it from the livna repository, and not from the > nvidia .run file. > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2006-February/msg01565.html > Trouble is that I'm now caught by the kernel update forced by installing the nvidia drivers from livna, it stops my VMWare working. Yes, I know there are patches for VMWare but I'd rather not at the moment. -- Chris Green
