On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 12:20:43 -0500 sean finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 05:44:46PM +0100, Wim De Smet wrote: > > "Andrew R Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mr. Finney's reply was > > > > > > "yeah, you need a couple packages. install > > > > > You don't need those kernel packages, since u can use the X drivers. > > well perhaps, perhaps not. if he needs any kind of decent 3d acceleration, > he does need them. if he doesn't and/or using exclusively Free Software > is more important, then s/need/may want depending on your preference/. point taken. agreed if you do that substitute. > also, istr that there are some boards on which the nv driver doesn't work. > or at least there are machines that with the exact same X configuration > and the non-free drivers work just fine, whereas before they did not > with the nv driver (maybe nv is pickier about settings?). Depends on the card I think. These older cards should be well supported by the nv driver, though the nvidia drivers may indead be less picky. > > > sean > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
