From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG  Sun Jan 11 15:57:51 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F0A816A4CE
	for <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>;
	Sun, 11 Jan 2004 15:57:51 -0800 (PST)
Received: from haldjas.folklore.ee (Haldjas.folklore.ee [193.40.6.121])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CACC543D45
	for <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>;
	Sun, 11 Jan 2004 15:57:47 -0800 (PST)
	(envelope-from narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee)
Received: from haldjas.folklore.ee (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by haldjas.folklore.ee (8.12.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id i0BNvlHV018480;
	Mon, 12 Jan 2004 01:57:47 +0200 (EET)
	(envelope-from narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee)
Received: from localhost (narvi@localhost)i0BNvk2x018477;
	Mon, 12 Jan 2004 01:57:46 +0200 (EET)
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 01:57:46 +0200 (EET)
From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
To: Michal Pasternak <michal@pasternak.w.lub.pl>
In-Reply-To: <20040111181426.GB55660@pasternak.w.lub.pl>
Message-ID: <20040112015716.I32387-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Choosing a video card - Nvidia or ATI
X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware
	<freebsd-hardware.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware>,
	<mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware>,
	<mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 23:57:51 -0000



On Sun, 11 Jan 2004, Michal Pasternak wrote:

> Dev Tugnait [Sun, Jan 11, 2004 at 11:34:11AM -0500]:
> > I use nvidia geforce 2 60mb never crashed X never had a panic or reboot it runs so much more better on bsd than linux. If you have a low budget nvidia all the way. Current uptime with X on desktop is 45 days and X hasnt crashed ever since i ran it :) and yes good movie and dvd playback too
>
> Well, which drivers do you use?
>
> How often do you use OpenGL applications?
>
> My NVidia works okay with "nv" driver (no hw accel) from XFree86, yes, that
> driver is stable indeed.
>
> But, NVidia's own drivers are unstable. Maybe your results are better,
> because you have other card, than mine.
>

Does anybody know if there is a way to feed data back to Nvidia about
instabilities?