Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3784 mails)

["Tor Sigurdsson" <tosi@xxxxxxxx>]

What a load of bull I'd like to say.

I administer four machines with nVidia cards, and have had no problems with
the nvidia cards when using nvidias drivers, except for the vt lockup ( in
which case, I just disable the vts while in runlevel 5 )

My Toshiba Laptop works purrfectly with nVidias drivers.

-tosi

----- Original Message -----
From: "J.Drews" <j.e.drews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [SLE] Nvidia cards


> On Monday 01 October 2001 04:35 pm, you wrote:
> > How does Linux deal with Nvidia video cards?  I am thinking of getting a
> > Dell laptop and they come with that card, so far as I can tell.
>
>  Hi Dennis:
>
>  I would not get a computer with a nVIDIA card. Here is why:
>
> 1) While nVIDIA cards do give excellent graphics they tend to screw up
other
> applications like 3D drawings in Star Offices  StarDraw. Also,
screensavers
> sometimes malfunction.
>
> 2) nVIDIA cards sometimes causes hang on logout.
>
> 3) Certain applications, when run on an nVIDIA card,  like Gtulpas and
Xmms
> cause serious crashes.
>
> 4) You may not be able to return to your original session after switching
to
> a virtual console.
>
> 5) Certain applications that use anti aliased fonts (GV) do not work
> properly, if an nVIDIA card is installed.
>
> 6) nVIDIA drivers are not part of the SuSE distribution; you have to
download
> them and install them. A kernel patch is also required.
>
> 7) The provided software drivers are closed source so their can be no
check,
> by XFree86.org, on whether they will work properly.
>
>
>  I had a nVIDIA card installed in my computer for 18 months. Whether I
> installed SuSE, Mandrake or RedHat made no difference. There was always
some
> glitch. If nVIDIA could not provide satisfactory drivers in that 18 month
> period, they never will. nVIDIA is a serious gamming card. For instance,
you
> can use your nVIDIA card to play video roulette, with Sax2, for hours on
end!
> Video roulette is where you constantly reconfigure XF86Config in an
attempt
> to get the pestiferous nVIDIA to work.  Basically, if you like protracted
> configuration problems then nVIDIA is for you.
>
>  IMHO I would try and get an IBM laptop as they probably come with an ATI
> card. You should check for linux compatibility here.
> http://www.linuxcare.com/labs/certs/
>
>  A word of warning: If you buy a Dell laptop and then install Linux on it,
> you may not be able to get warranty support. That has been my experience
and
> also the experience of a Mr. Mike Hall:
> http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/opinions/3614/1/
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Jonathan
>
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