I was going to start using AMD cards once x265 has opencl support for it anyway.
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Originally posted by kokoko3k View PostWell, as stated in the driver documentation you can, with basemosaic, use all of the monitors, not just 4, not just 3...
You are still "free" to use that driver until it will be supported by Xorg, but you know, the next abi change may break everything and nvidia cannot be sued for an abi change in the xorg package.
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Originally posted by RussianNeuroMancer View PostSo they going to cut off Optimus from Windows driver for feature parity sake?
I've got two GTX 470s with custom made copper waterblocks and another with the stock fan. All 3 I bought on release day. Total that's over $1500 in graphics cards alone. Since then, I've moved my main gaming PC from Windows to Linux and I've only bought AMD graphics cards. Doesn't seem to be any reason to stick with nVidia anymore.
Even if people start voting with their wallet, It will take nVidia about 3 months (one financial quarter) before they start realizing something isn't right.Last edited by Sidicas; 02 October 2013, 08:53 AM.
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@birdie
Your issue sounds very similar to that of glamor on Southern Islands and newer. They also tear without compositing. However, there it's completely a software issue, nothing in hw prevents tear-free 2d; they've also said they don't care about this use, as we're quite the minority nowadays.
This points to it being a SW issue on Nvidia's side too, and them just not caring. As to what am I doing about it? I'm not buying any SI or newer cards, nor recommending them, as buying one only to hack on its drivers would be rather masochistic.
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Just pointing out you can no longer use SuperTuxKart as an example of a toaster game It got a graphics revamp in gsoc.
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Originally posted by curaga View PostThis, boys and girls, is exactly why you do not support closed drivers.
On the other hand, you've got the trap of proprietary closed-source drivers, where you are at the vendor's mercy for features, compatibility, and future upgrades. Nvidia could decide tomorrow to cease all Linux support if they wanted to. Don't like something about their driver? Tough. Doesn't work with your custom kernel or distro? Tough.
I guess it comes down to the patents involved, and the legal requirement to protect that IP. Although I sure wish they could devise a way to release the programming specs so that a good performing open source driver can be developed. IMO the open source drivers for intel and AMD graphics are way ahead of the open source "nouveau" driver. I don't know enough about it to understand why. Is it because intel and AMD are more forthcoming with the needed hardware programming specs?
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Originally posted by torsionbar28 View PostI guess it comes down to the patents involved, and the legal requirement to protect that IP. Although I sure wish they could devise a way to release the programming specs so that a good performing open source driver can be developed. IMO the open source drivers for intel and AMD graphics are way ahead of the open source "nouveau" driver. I don't know enough about it to understand why. Is it because intel and AMD are more forthcoming with the needed hardware programming specs?
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