>> I'm seeing tearing from the nv xorg driver. I think it's because the >> glx and dri modules are failing to load, and I think that's because >> I'm missing a kernel option or two. Can anyone tell me what I might >> be missing in the kernel for an Nvidia card? >> >> BTW, the proprietary nvidia driver works great but I'd like to get nv >> working too. > > A bit off-topic, but nv is dead upstream (NVidia dropped it). You might > want to look into the Nouveau open source driver if you have hardware > supported by it (it even supports 3D): > > http://nouveau.freedesktop.org > > It's better than the crappy "nv" driver by orders of magnitude.
That's great! I'll ask the Nouveau list about VDPAU support. - Grant
