Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2333 mails)

[Anders Johansson <ajh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 03 July 2008 22:02:53 clarkt@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > On each of my installs I have gone though the steps to set on line
> > > updates
> > > sources
> > > and repositories. Are the Video Binaries loaded automatically?
> > > I have never specifically installed a Video Binary
> >
> > You just add the nVidia or ATI repositories and install the video
> > drives.  Everyone calls the nVidia and ATI proprietary drives the
> > binary drivers because the vendors do not release the source code,
> > only precompiled binaries.
> >
> > C.
>
> ATI is doing a better job of supporting their video chips in Linux that
> Nvidia.

Not really. nvidia drivers are usually available on the same day a new card is 
released, and they are of a very high quality. ATI drivers on the other hand 
are much slower to be released, sometimes up to six months

I hope it will get better with the release of the specs for the ATI cards, but 
as long as we're talking about the proprietary drivers there is no 
competition: nvidia wins and ATI didn't even make it out of the gate

Anders
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