On 29/07/12 03:21 PM, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
On 29/07/12 02:23 PM, Gary Dale wrote:
Interesting. You'd think NVidia would keep their proprietary drivers
current with their hardware. ATI certainly does.
I wouldn't worry about support though. You can always fall back to VESA
modes until the drivers catch up. Unless NVidia suddenly decides to stop
providing Linux drivers, that won't be long.
I didn't think that vesa mode was accelerated, and I thought that recent
NVidia had decided to drop support for Linux. Wasn't there a story about
Linus sending them a big "f**k you" response?
Mike
They didn't drop support for Linux - just for their open source driver
initiative.
However, there is no doubt that NVidia are not great supporters of
Linux. That's why I only use ATI cards. I don't believe in supporting
companies who don't fit my core beliefs. I try not to buy from
sweatshops, child labour, repressive regimes, companies with poor
environmental records and from those who don't support open source.
re. VESA modes. Yes, they are not accelerated. However they are usable
if you have no other working driver.
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