On Mon, 9 Apr 2007, Alan Coopersmith wrote: > Xorg defaults to a 64-bit binary if you're running a 64-bit kernel on > nv_58 and later (part of the Xorg 7.2 upgrade). The nvidia accelerated > driver only provides a 32-bit module in the version bundled up through > nv_60 though, so the 64-bit Xorg falls back to the barebones VESA driver.
Aha! > The new version of the nvidia driver, available for download from nvidia.com > or included in nv_61 and later, includes both 32-bit & 64-bit modules. D'oh! I started downloading b61 over the weekend, but got terrible performance (~50KB/sec instead of ~240KB/sec) so I gave up. I'm attempting another download as I type, though the performance isn't much better... :-( > Alternatively, you can switch back to 32-bit Xorg with svccfg and continue > to use your current 32-bit nvidia driver - see the instructions in the > "Xorg 7.2 Heads Up" message at: > http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=24027&tstart=0 Thanks for the info, I might just do that (or, just install b61 and be done with it). I guess on amd64, the 64-bit X server has better performance than the 32-bit one? -- Rich Teer, SCSA, SCNA, SCSECA, OGB member CEO, My Online Home Inventory Voice: +1 (250) 979-1638 URLs: http://www.rite-group.com/rich http://www.myonlinehomeinventory.com
