Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> [14-04-15 17:33]: > On 15/04/2014 09:14, Mick wrote: > > On Monday 14 Apr 2014 15:35:00 Alan McKinnon wrote: > > > >> The nvidia blobs do work well as long as you use them the way they were > >> intended to be used. > >> > >> The way they were intended to be used is the same way Windows uses them, > >> the Linux and Windows drivers share the bulk of the internal code and > >> Linux feature set most definitely is not the driving force here :-) > >> > >> Which means some awesome things the X server can do simply do not work > >> with the blob. The blob also rips out most of the OpenGL and framebuffer > >> code and replaces it with it's own mysterious black magic, this can add > >> more wrinkles. > >> > >> And finally, the Nvidia blob is not at all integrated with the kernel in > >> any meaningful way, so your running kernel usually ends up 2-4 versions > >> behind current. > > > > Would I be wrong to deduce from this that I would be better off with Radeon > > cards instead of moving to NVidia? Out of coincidence I have been using > > Radeon for ever it seems and I have had no problem that I recall with the > > free > > radeon drivers. No need to align suitable kernel versions with new video > > card > > drivers, or skip any driver versions, or much else. The only thing that I > > had > > to think about was how to sort out suitable firmware, but even this was > > relatively easy. > > > > Many people slate Radeon cards and this had me thinking that I should > > consciously make an effort to buy NVidia, but I am not as sure at this > > moment > > in time that this would not bring more problems than its worth? > > > > Would you be better off with a Toyota or a Nissan? Same answer: > > I don't see much difference. Both work, both have free and blob drivers, > both are better at some things and worse at others. I really don't see > any clear cut reason to choose one over the other for the general case. > Never mind that some people will not touch one or the other with a barge > pole no matter how much you pay them, I think they just have human bias. > > I've used both over the years, with free and blob drivers, and they > always did what I need them to do - display a desktop and play movies. > > There will always be cases where some specific range of GPU and/or > drivers just isn't up to snuff but I don't think that applies overall. > > You should go with the option that maximizes your own personal warm and > fuzzy feelings :-) > > > -- > Alan McKinnon > alan.mckin...@gmail.com > >
To exegrate the whole discussion: "Help! I have a problem with Linux!" "...I have some heard of Linux...bad things...use windows instead!" So: Due to the already mentioned reasons I cannot use other hardware/ other software. I need to get THIS running. Next question: How can I downgrade to the previous version of nvidia-drivers/nvidia-settings/nvidia-cude-toolkit, which works nice for me? Best regards, mcc
