Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:50 -0500 From: Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000@hotmail.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: How painful is the nv driver supposed to be? Message-ID: <BAY126-W25C6363F835C4E03B8D31DCAA10@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <4B0628F3.7000101@pldrouin.net> References: <4B0628F3.7000101@pldrouin.net>
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> Date: Fri=2C 20 Nov 2009 00:28:19 -0500 > From: pldrouin@pldrouin.net > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: How painful is the nv driver supposed to be? >=20 > Hi=2C >=20 > I am using the nv xorg driver on 8.0 amd64 with a GeForce 6600 (CPU is=20 > an i7 overclocked at 4GHz) configured in 1920x1080. With that setup it=20 > takes about 2 seconds to maximize a window or to switch workspace in=20 > fluxbox. Is there a way to improve speed or this is all I can hope to get= ? >=20 =20 the default nv driver with xorg does not fully utilize the nvidia GPU. install one of the nvidia drivers from /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver* make sure you pick the one that still has support for your card in it as th= ey cull older cards from the newer drivers. judging by nvidia.coms driver l= ookup=2C the highest driver that supports the GeForce 6 series was 191.07 =20 also make sure to follow the extra instructions that you get after installi= ng the driver if i remember correctly=2C theres a line you add to /boot/loader.conf and y= ou change the xorg.conf file driver from "nv" to "nvidia" =20 =20 -Sean =
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