not sure if this is the right section for this but...
just wondering if its possible to install the Nouveau driver on mint 9 main x64?
i'm curious if it will allow me to enable the compiz effects without causing video tearing. i currently have the nvidia proprietary driver installed, and the only way to get rid of the video tearing issues was to turn all the effects off and disable compositing.
{SOLVED} mint 9 and Nouveau
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truexfan81
{SOLVED} mint 9 and Nouveau
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truexfan81
Re: mint 9 and Nouveau
bump bump bump...truexfan81 wrote:not sure if this is the right section for this but...
just wondering if its possible to install the Nouveau driver on mint 9 main x64?
i'm curious if it will allow me to enable the compiz effects without causing video tearing. i currently have the nvidia proprietary driver installed, and the only way to get rid of the video tearing issues was to turn all the effects off and disable compositing.
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richyrich
Re: mint 9 and Nouveau
2 days later, and you still haven't provided any graphics hardware information.
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truexfan81
Re: mint 9 and Nouveau
good point, i have been a member of the forum long enough i should know that.richyrich wrote:2 days later, and you still haven't provided any graphics hardware information.
What i know off the top of my head is the card is a geforce 9500GT 512MB pcie x16
if more information is needed please ask and provide the appropriate terminal commands and i will be happy to post the results
thanks
Re: mint 9 and Nouveau
Nouveau 2D will be there when you uninstall nvidia's driver. But to get 3D working you have to compile a lot manually and that's not very easy. The latest Nouveau code also depends on a newer libdrm version which is only in Mint 12 and the old Nouveau code from the Mint 9 days wasn't yet in very good shape.
The easiest way to get it working is to upgrade to Mint 12 which has Nouveau working fine out-of-the-box.
The easiest way to get it working is to upgrade to Mint 12 which has Nouveau working fine out-of-the-box.
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truexfan81
Re: mint 9 and Nouveau
i think i will just use the proprietary driver for now and wait for the combination of the release of mint 13, and mint 9 reaching end of life before i change operating systems.
looks like i can't run the effects anyway. I run seperate x screens, when i enable the effects everything goes crazy on the 2nd screen, panels disappear, windows will not maximize/minimize correctly, and it really gets weird when i try to change workspaces on the 2nd monitor.
looks like i can't run the effects anyway. I run seperate x screens, when i enable the effects everything goes crazy on the 2nd screen, panels disappear, windows will not maximize/minimize correctly, and it really gets weird when i try to change workspaces on the 2nd monitor.
Re: mint 9 and Nouveau
You cannot use any effects with seperate X screens. You need TwinView or Nouveau when you use multiple monitors and want to use effects or 3D.
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truexfan81
Re: mint 9 and Nouveau
ok so either way i go about it i have to choose between effects or no video tearing. considering the main thing i use the pc for is downloading and watching video i guess i choose the no video tearing option.AlbertP wrote:You cannot use any effects with seperate X screens. You need TwinView or Nouveau when you use multiple monitors and want to use effects or 3D.
thanks
i guess we can call this one solved