[mythtv-users] Nvidia drops support for open source driver

[Tom Lichti]

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:51 PM, Robert Johnston <anaerin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 26/03/2010 6:35 PM, Tom Lichti wrote:
>>
>> Until this thread I didn't even know there *was* an open source
>> driver. Guess I won't miss it too much.
>
> Remember when you first installed Linux, and you had to go into your
> Xorg.conf file and change that line that read "nv" to "nvidia", or you had
> to go to the nvidia website and download the linux driver?
>
> That driver is "nv", and is (was?) the "Open Source" NVidia driver. All it
> did was provide an accelerated framebuffer. Now, however, the "vesa" driver
> is mature enough (and supported enough) that they have no need for "nv"
> anymore.
> --
> Robert Johnston

Ah, yes that makes sense. I do remember that. :)

Tom