From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 20 22:58:22 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 1C21D106566B for ; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:58:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pldrouin@pldrouin.net) Received: from smtp.cyberfingers.net (smtp.cyberfingers.net [198.177.254.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECA5C8FC08 for ; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:58:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mdaemon.pldrouin.net (pldrouinlap2-pc.physics.carleton.ca [134.117.23.34]) by smtp.cyberfingers.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54B53AB6C16; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:55:29 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <4B071F0C.9050802@pldrouin.net> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:20 -0500 From: Pierre-Luc Drouin User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090824) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Sean Cavanaugh References: <4B0628F3.7000101@pldrouin.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" 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 22:58:22 -0000 Thanks well this won't work on amd64 until Nvidia releases a driver. I was waiting for the amd64 driver to buy a new video card... Sean Cavanaugh wrote: > > >> Date: Fri, 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? >> >> Hi, >> >> I am using the nv xorg driver on 8.0 amd64 with a GeForce 6600 (CPU is >> an i7 overclocked at 4GHz) configured in 1920x1080. With that setup it >> takes about 2 seconds to maximize a window or to switch workspace in >> fluxbox. Is there a way to improve speed or this is all I can hope to get? >> >> > > 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 they cull older cards from the newer drivers. judging by nvidia.coms driver lookup, the highest driver that supports the GeForce 6 series was 191.07 > > also make sure to follow the extra instructions that you get after installing the driver > if i remember correctly, theres a line you add to /boot/loader.conf and you change the xorg.conf file driver from "nv" to "nvidia" > > > -Sean > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >