ooops... my mistake Rick. Sorry 'bout that. I misunderstood your reply and reference to "basic" driver and "nv" drivers.
Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rick Forrister > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 2:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ""BG" willygilly"@attbi.com > Subject: Re: nvidia drivers > > > BG wrote: > > > > Quite the contrary, Rickf. With the use of the Nvidia > drivers OpenGL and > > other graphics tools are available. OpenGL is not > available with the Nvidia > > cards when using the RH boxed driver. > > Please re-read what I wrote below. It clearly states that I > believe the > basic nv driver (provided by Red Hat's XFree86 release) supports basic > functionality, but won't support openGL, etc. I also stated that the > nvidia drivers support everything. > > Not so contrary... 8^) > > rickf > > > > > Nvidia does an excellent job keeping up with new releases > of RH as well. I > > think they had new drivers for 7.3 in RPM format posted on > their website in > > less than 1 month after the release of 7.3. I have to say > that considering > > the power of the Nvidia hardware and software the > combination have to be one > > of the smoothest installs I've ever done in any Linux > system with any > > hardware. Just adding a new disk drive to an existing > system is more work > > than installing an Nvidia card and software. > [snip] > > > > > > > The nvidia drivers will support everything up through the > GeForce 4. > > > I've done the kernel rebuild with a GeForce2 already, am > picking up a > > > GeForce 4 card today or tomorrow, so will be doing it > again tonight. > > > Should be interesting. > > > > > > I would imagine the basic nv driver should work for the > > > GeForce4, but as > > > is the case with all of the nvidia cards, won't support > > > openGL, advance > > > features, etc. > > > -- > If you are successfull they'll beat a path to your doorstep ... > Picket signs firmly in hand! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
