From: jmccue@fuzzball.mhome.org   
      
   John Smith <12345@whatismyemailaddress.xyz> wrote:   
   >         I have an old PC with an NVidia graphics card running 14.2. I use   
   > the NVidia proprietary drivers for this card on this PC without any   
   > problems. However, transitioning to 15.0 and the 5.* kernels, the guys   
   > from NVidia tell me that there are no NVidia drivers for my particular   
   > NVidia card when such drivers are used. Which implies I'll have to use   
   > the Nouveau driver.   
      
   Yes, no other choice   
      
   >         Anybody have experience with this driver under Slackware? I am   
   > thinking about 3D applications - like e.g. google-earth, or the 3D hacks   
   > in xscreensaver. Do they run at all? If they do, do they perform   
   > tolerably, or are they like trickle?   
      
   Exactly what I went through with my Slackware Server when   
   14.2 was released.   
      
   >         I might just have to bite the bullet and get a new card (or maybe   
   > even a new PC) but I would be interested to learn about the experience of   
   > other Slackware users in this respect.   
      
   For the Slackware Server, I bought a new Video Board, but   
   stayed as away from Nvidia.  If you have a desktop I would   
   just buy a new card.  I  ended up getting a "Radeon HD   
   6450", which is also said to work with OpenBSD.  I picked   
   that because if it works on OpenBSD, Linux would have no   
   issues.  Turned out it works fine on Slackware, but I do not   
   know how it would work with hardcore gaming.   
      
   Good Luxj   
   John   
      
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