Sorry, but I disagree with you. If someone is using the card for 2d only work without any 3d stuff, then the "nv" driver does great work, including good video support.
There is also a development these days to create a driver from scratch and it's making good progress. Hetz On 11/26/08, Gilboa Davara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 23:02 +0200, Omer Zak wrote: >> On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 20:29 +0200, Gilboa Davara wrote: >> > On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 19:52 +0200, Chaim Keren-Tzion wrote: >> > > Any recommendations for a good webcam to use with linux? (Mainly for >> > > use with Skype) >> > > >> > > TIA, >> > > Chaim >> > > >> > I'm using the (somewhat pricey) Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX and it >> > works just fine. (gspca driver) >> >> Does anyone have good experience working with the gspca driver in >> conjunction with the nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] video >> card? >> >> In my system, the driver causes video applications to hang up (Linux >> kernel 2.6.18-6). >> >> --- Omer >> >> > > I never tried gspca with the nv driver - only the binary driver. > > On a side note, if you rather not install binary driver, I'd suggest you > throw away the nVidia card and replace it with an older ATI card. > Preferably R300/400/500 based. > > - Gilboa > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Skepticism is the lazy person's default position. my blog (hebrew): http://benhamo.org ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
