From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 20 19:33:51 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2213E106566B for ; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from millenia2000@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc4-s16.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc4-s16.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.190.218]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C51D8FC0C for ; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BAY126-W25 ([65.54.190.199]) by bay0-omc4-s16.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:33:50 -0800 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [65.214.169.254] From: Sean Cavanaugh To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:50 -0500 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <4B0628F3.7000101@pldrouin.net> References: <4B0628F3.7000101@pldrouin.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Nov 2009 19:33:50.0246 (UTC) FILETIME=[62C72C60:01CA6A18] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: RE: How painful is the nv driver supposed to be? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:51 -0000 > 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 =