Are nVidia closed source drivers still needed for 2 years old chipset?

[Craig White]

On Thu, 2007-12-13 at 17:16 +0100, dondi_2006 wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have to install FC 8 on a computer with a nForce430/
> GeForce6150 chipset.
> 
> I have printed out the instructions to install the nVidia drivers but then I thought "maybe two years of
> reverse engineering were enough to make the
> open source drivers suport 100% that chipset.
> 
> Is this the case? Are the closed source drivers available today from  http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html still needed to
> use under fedora all the capabilities of a 2+ year old
> chipset?
> 
> Or is the current version of the nv driver enough?
> 
> Basically, do I still need today the closed source
> drivers to get all those chips are capable of?
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yes, to get all the video cards are capable of, you have to use the
closed source driver for nvidia and ati cards.

Intel video is completely integrated into xorg software

as for suitability, every user will come to a different conclusion on
their specific hardware...

Administration => Display

click the 'Hardware' Tab
click the 'Video Card' button

nv is xorg's open source driver, note, no 3d, no acceleration
nvidia is nVidia's closed source driver

armed with this information, you should be able to switch back and forth
but you have to have root password to run the 'Administration=>Display'
and you have to log out/on to see the changes (if not reboot)

Craig