Where are the new Nvidia Drivers?

[preacher]

Ive noticed that no new linux driver from nvidia has been released to coincide with the new windows driver. Im concerned because new versions of distros are popping up all over the place, not to mention that nvidia has released new video cards recently and I am curious if they are supported under linux.

[shuiend]

I can say that the driver nvidia has out right now works perfectly with all of their geforce cards. I have switched from a geforce 2 to a geforce 4 and it worked fine. I did not have to change driver or anything. Also the driver did know howto use the better card to its full prefomance. So the new nvidia cards will be supported by this driver. I also like the installer for it because you can install it on any distro and it will work fine. As them releasing a new one in complience with a new windows one i dont know. I am very happy with the one i have now so i really dont see any resaon to update it even if a new one was released.

OH YAH Linux + Games = Kick ASS

[preacher]

quote:Originally posted by wild_jester / BOB:
I can say that the driver nvidia has out right now works perfectly with all of their geforce cards. I have switched from a geforce 2 to a geforce 4 and it worked fine. I did not have to change driver or anything. Also the driver did know howto use the better card to its full prefomance. So the new nvidia cards will be supported by this driver. I also like the installer for it because you can install it on any distro and it will work fine. As them releasing a new one in complience with a new windows one i dont know. I am very happy with the one i have now so i really dont see any resaon to update it even if a new one was released.

OH YAH Linux + Games = Kick ASS

You upgraded to a Geforce 4 which was already supported by the current driver. Im considering buying a GeForceFX 5700 Ultra, which was just released a week or two ago. Is this card supported by the old driver from July? Also Im considering moving to Mandrake 9.2 from 9.1. Does the driver support the new kernel? What about the pre release of the 2.6 kernel that is included with 9.2?

By the way Im glad someone else cares about linux games.

[ November 04, 2003: Message edited by: ThePreacher ]

[shuiend]

Well the drivers should support it alot better then the default vesa drivers or whatever mandrake  uses as the default. When u switch to the new kernel you will need to reinstall the drivers. But really all you need to do is just run the  NVIDIA*.run file and it will do it all for you. Make sure your have the kernel source installed. The drivers at nvidia.com state that they support the FX5900 so i would not see why they would not work fine with the FX5700 Ultra. Also where are you getting the card from? I am planning on upgrading my vid card some more soon and am just lookin for the best deals around right now.

[shuiend]

ThePreacher newegg.com has the FX5900 ultra for 245$ thats a lot better card then the FX5700 ultra for not that much more. You might like to check that out.

[Refalm]

I'd love to play games on Linux if Wine wasn't that hard and if WineX didn't cost me that much money.

[Stryker]

quote:Originally posted by Refalm:
I'd love to play games on Linux if Wine wasn't that hard and if WineX didn't cost me that much money.

Or if there were more native linux games with the quality of the windows ones you play?

[Refalm]

quote:Stryker: Or if there were more native linux games with the quality of the windows ones you play?

I guess. UT 2003 runs faster on Linux than on Windows. There should be more game manufacturers who support Linux, but they won't, because they all code for DirectX now. Really, I don't see what's wrong with OpenGL in combination with SDL.

[preacher]

quote:Originally posted by Refalm:
I'd love to play games on Linux if Wine wasn't that hard and if WineX didn't cost me that much money.

I dont see how wineX is expensive. I payed $30 for a 6 month membership, but you can get it for as little as $5 a month for 3 months totalling $15. Its funny how few people who use windows complain about spending money buying programs to do things, however linux users complain if they have to spend a dime. Ive bought StarOffice 6.0, WineX, Quake 3 Arena Linux, Railroad Tycoon Linux, and Mandrake 9.1, Slackware 9.0. I believe in spending a little cash buying linux software because even though I can get free downloads, Im not supporting the community when I do this. Im not good enough at programming or debugging to help that way, so I help with my money(working at Wal-mart they arent getting too much).

By the way Refalm, UT2003 runs just a slight bit slower on linux as compared to windows in most benchmarks ive seen. I'll include links as soon as I find them. Ive heard this was due to differences in OpenGL compared to DirectX. Ive also heard that linux doesnt support Anti Aliasing and anisotropic filtering but I havent found much yet about these claims. I suggest talking to Linux User since he knows more about those technical aspects of linux gaming. Personally Ive had no problems running Ut2003 and it looks good so I am happy.

[ November 06, 2003: Message edited by: ThePreacher ]

[Refalm]

quote:ThePreacher: By the way Refalm, UT2003 runs just a slight bit slower on linux as compared to windows in most benchmarks ive seen. I'll include links as soon as I find them. Ive heard this was due to differences in OpenGL compared to DirectX. Ive also heard that linux doesnt support Anti Aliasing and anisotropic filtering but I havent found much yet about these claims. I suggest talking to Linux User since he knows more about those technical aspects of linux gaming. Personally Ive had no problems running Ut2003 and it looks good so I am happy.

It probably ran faster on Linux 'cause I had anti-aliasing and anisotropic on in Windows.
You can do anisotropic and anti-aliasing in Linux, it's only a little bit harder to configure it. But when you do, you can configure EVERYTHING, including the removal of the nVidia logo when you start up X  :rolleyes: