[LUNI] Rockin' the Hat again

[Mike Scott]

I'm currently using the one the distro picked (the nv driver).
How do I go about getting the closed source driver?

- Mike Scott

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [LUNI] Rockin' the Hat again
> From: Branko Kotur <skie at dragonsvalley.com>
> Date: Mon, February 18, 2008 10:55 am
> To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion
> <luni at luni.org>
> 
> 
> Are you using the free nvidia driver or the closed source driver?  I've always 
> had better luck with nvidia then with ATI, but I've always used the closed 
> source drivers. 
> 
> On Monday 18 February 2008 10:32:38 am Mike Scott wrote:
> > The only snag I've hit so far is my video card (not really Fedora's
> > fault, but rather mine).
> > Apparently the 3D drivers for nVidia cards are not yet available (the
> > Bible says they are still under development).
> > This means I don't get to try out the desktop effects (like wobbly
> > windows or the desktop cube) just yet.
> > I should be able to try them on my laptop which has an ATI graphics
> > chipset.
> > Had I known, I probably would have opted for the ATI card.  Anyone have
> > any ideas on availability?
> > Should I bug the nVidia folks?
> >
> > - Mike Scott
> >
> > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > Subject: Re: [LUNI] Rockin' the Hat again
> > > From: "Thomas Cameron (Red Hat)" <tcameron at redhat.com>
> > > Date: Sun, February 17, 2008 11:27 pm
> > > To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion
> > > <luni at luni.org>
> > >
> > > I've actually been pretty impressed with Fedora 8 as well.  For obvious
> > > reasons, I have been using RHEL 5 on all my machines at home and at work
> > > since I work with it, but DAMN, Fedora 8 is just sweet.
> > >
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> > > for giggles.  I had to make it small so the quality is not too great,
> > > but it's still pretty neat.
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