James, fyi: I use only NVidia graphics cards in my machines. I choose to use Opensuse. My personal requirements include: stable performance, predictable installation, reliable hardware acceleration, and avoidance of flaming, uninformed opinion, half-truths, etc. In my not-only-recent experience, depending ONLY on the upstream UNIX drivers, downloaded directly from NVidia (http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html) and built locally on my system (http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_the_hard_way, mostly ... ), is the only way I am able to consistently fulfill those requirements. The process is straightforward, if not "casual, end-user simple". Despite numerous persons' interest and experience with it, the proprietary NVidia driver/module is not, will not, and arguably cannot, be supported or endorsed by Opensuse. I'm not interested in the discussion of whether that's a good or wise policy. Also of note is that the use of the NVidia module adds a taint to the kernel (http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3582750), and kernel support issues are (typically/) dismissed until that taint -- i.e., the module -- is removed. I.e., if the 'problem' is due to NVidia's module, you're on your own, at least officially. That said, I've had absolutely NO failures or problems DIY'ing it in at least the ~ 1 1/2 years that my notes record. All the apps that specifically take advantage of the NVidia's features -- e.g. media stack using H/W/ accel -- are fully functional and problem-free. Is it a pain to learn/do DIY? A bit. IMO, much less that this endless back-n-forth and unreliable packages. YMMV. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org