On 12/04/12 00:32, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:
Am 11.04.2012 23:14, schrieb Nikos Chantziaras:
Unless you need to use the console (nvidia-drivers don't provide a KMS
fb console,) there's no reason to use Nouveau at the moment. The binary
drivers perform better and save much more energy. With Nouveau, your
GPU will be running full-on constantly. NVidia's drivers will reduce
clocks and voltages when the card is idle.
Additional question:
what do you have for VIDEO_CARDS?
my make.conf:
VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia nv vesa"
Mine:
VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"
"nv" is for the old, deprecated 2D-only driver that should not be used
anymore. "vesa" is for the generic VESA driver. It's still good as an
emergency backup.
Note that after changing VIDEO_CARDS, it's best to "emerge -uDN world &&
emerge -a --depclean".
