Ubence Quevedo wrote:
I've had much success using the nVidia Linux driver because it just works. I've never had any luck using the old ATi linux drivers. Has anyone tested the newer driver? How was the install process? Painful or Painless? I'm debating on getting a new card, but am on the fence on whether to get an nVidia based card or an ATi based card. Any comments or insights would be greatly appreciated! Thanx... -Ubence
Go with the Nvidia, unless you're really into pain and massive annoyance. I imagine both have great lines of cards, but in terms of linux (and bsd) friendliness, nvidia's the only serious game in town (stupid easy SINGLE driver install for most of their models (by single I'm comparing it to that monstrosity of a web site that ATI has you hunt around to find just the right driver for your particular card), and great performance). ATIs on the other hand are an abhorrence in Linux. I should know, my Linux desktop at work (a Dell optiplex 280) has an ATI X300 on it. I did try their most recent driver (with the gui installer and all), and the best I've gotten with it now is 2D, 3D doesn't work. I did have 3D working at one point with the card, on SUSE I believe using the older fglrx drivers that were on the 9.3 dvd, but not now. Even when I've seen 3D working on it though (under linux), performance has been subpar. My old GeForce2 would've given better results I think. D'Arcy