[arch-general] Is Nouveau 2D or 3D acceleration driver for nVidia cards?
The description of package xf86-video-nouveau ( http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/xf86-video-nouveau) is "Open Source 2D acceleration driver for nVidia cards", but Arch Wiki( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nouveau) says that it is "Open Source 3D acceleration graphics driver for NVIDIA cards". Is there any mistakes?
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 10:40 PM, Kelvin <kelvin9302104@gmail.com> wrote:
The description of package xf86-video-nouveau ( http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/xf86-video-nouveau) is "Open Source 2D acceleration driver for nVidia cards", but Arch Wiki( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nouveau) says that it is "Open Source 3D acceleration graphics driver for NVIDIA cards". Is there any mistakes?
Both. afiak it started out as a 2d driver, but these days it also has [limited] 3d acceleration.
2012/8/29 Brandon Watkins <bwat47@gmail.com>
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 10:40 PM, Kelvin <kelvin9302104@gmail.com> wrote:
The description of package xf86-video-nouveau ( http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/xf86-video-nouveau) is "Open Source 2D acceleration driver for nVidia cards", but Arch Wiki( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nouveau) says that it is "Open Source 3D acceleration graphics driver for NVIDIA cards". Is there any mistakes?
Both. afiak it started out as a 2d driver, but these days it also has [limited] 3d acceleration.
Thanks. I found this page after I have posted this. http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/FeatureMatrix The support is really very limited.
Le 29 août 2012 05:26, "Kelvin" <kelvin9302104@gmail.com> a écrit :
2012/8/29 Brandon Watkins <bwat47@gmail.com>
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 10:40 PM, Kelvin <kelvin9302104@gmail.com>
wrote:
The description of package xf86-video-nouveau ( http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/xf86-video-nouveau) is "Open Source 2D acceleration driver for nVidia cards", but Arch Wiki( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nouveau) says that it is "Open Source 3D acceleration graphics driver for NVIDIA cards". Is there any
mistakes?
Both. afiak it started out as a 2d driver, but these days it also has [limited] 3d acceleration.
Thanks. I found this page after I have posted this. http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/FeatureMatrix The support is really very limited.
Sure. But at least, screen capture fully works, not only full screen. Try taking à single window screenshot with nvidia drivers... Result is very... unuseful. Don't remember bug number, but look on archlinux bug tracker.
On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Kelvin <kelvin9302104@gmail.com> wrote:
The description of package xf86-video-nouveau ( http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/xf86-video-nouveau) is "Open Source 2D acceleration driver for nVidia cards", but Arch Wiki( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nouveau) says that it is "Open Source 3D acceleration graphics driver for NVIDIA cards". Is there any mistakes?
xf86-video-nouveau is for 2d acceleration. nouveau-dri is for 3d.
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