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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user]  Re: Ati or Nvida
From:       Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann () tu-clausthal ! de>
Date:       2008-06-18 20:47:41
Message-ID: 200806182247.42420.volker.armin.hemmann () tu-clausthal ! de
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On Wednesday 18 June 2008, Enrico Weigelt wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> I've made the big mistake of bying an notebook w/ geforce go 6100.
>
> The proprietary drivers *never* worked for me - the binary kernel
> modules crashed the whole kernel (complete lockup) after a several
> seconds (doesnt even need X to come up for that).
>
> I've analyzed their module a bit and seen really bad things.
> Looks it's a hand-written bunch of assembler code with massive
> code obfuscation, just like Skype ;-o
>
> IMHO, if someone spends so much work into machine code obfuscation,
> he *really* has something to hide. Not just some "intellectual
> property" (which is outdated alfter a few months).
>
> Of course, opensource 3D support is (almost) not existing,
> (2D works very fine), and NVidia repeatedly states that they
> will NOT do the slightest attempt to improve the situation.
>
> So I strongly suggest, NOT to buy NV cards.
>
> (BTW: a few month ago, I managed to stop a customer from buying
> several hundreds of NV cards - yes, consulting jobs sometimes
> make really fun this way ;-P)
>

and what do you recommend?


ATI? Which 3d drivers are as bad as nvidia from 'obfuscation' point of view 
and a lot worse if you compare the horror stories? Ati, whose drivers even 
suck in windows?

Btw, most of the time people have problems with nvidia its either the cards 
bios or the mobos.

Or Intel? With no 3d power at all?
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