-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 steef wrote: > Joe Hart wrote: > steef wrote: > >>>> i did that <dpkg-reconf etc. etc. > several times. when i still had the >>>> alien driver 'formally' *installed* in the kernel. i too replaced in >>>> that configuration manually the native nv-driver "nv" with "nvidia" >>>> without results. >>>> > > >>>> after having *uninstalled* the alien driver as root: < nvidia-installer >>>> --uninstall> i do not get the driver installed again. >>>> > > >>>> should i remove the 'new' xorg-files in xorg.conf (in X11) or what to >>>> get the d.... thing installed again??? >>>> > > >>>> or, perhaps, i should remove the glx driver (like in earlier times) to >>>> get the alien driver installed again and get it permanently going by not >>>> letting nvidia adapt X11/xorg.conf automatically but do it manually?? >>>> > > The nvidia-glx driver (from non-free) conflicts with the one from > nvidia. The installer for the nvidia one should warn you about that, so > yes, in order to use the alien driver (as you put it) you need to > remove the open source one. > > With this computer I need the "nvidia" driver, but others work fine with > the open source "nv" driver. For some reason the "nv" driver takes 40% > of the cpu and leaves my system at a crawl. It depends on the computer > because I've installed the "nv" driver on other computers and had no > problems at all. For normal day-to-day things, I'd say use the "nv" > driver if it works on your computer because at least it is supported. > However, if you want to use Beryl, or play cutting edge 3d games, then > yes, you need the "nvidia" drivers. > > > Joe > >> >>
> thanks joe. keep using nv. (installed a new 2.6.18 kernel with nvidiafb: > seems all the 2.6.18 kernels have that trait) > LAST QUESTION: what package do i need to measure cpu-usage? (valgrind > maybe??) > thanks, > steef I actually use GlassMonitor which is a theme for superkarmba. I'm all KDE here. You can also see the cpu usage with ksysguard, but again, it's a kde app. a quick check: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache search monitor | grep cpu ascpu - AfterStep look & feel CPU statistics monitor tool cpufreqd - fully configurable daemon for dynamic frequency and voltage scaling glcpu - 3D-plotter for system activity statd - data collection daemon for GLcpu Take your pick, I've never seen any of them. Isn't Debian neat? Joe -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFF3IGriXBCVWpc5J4RApfhAKC2ifTmQUiMWlrhqQ4AgUHh12k1JACgpDMo amz+eypdBfAmrvOaQN2++sE= =LxEF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
