[mythtv-users] New Nvidia drivers announced

[Jarod C. Wilson]

On Dec 24, 2003, at 19:26, Harry Orenstein wrote:

> My numbers are with a dual display running first on the CRT and
> then on the TV without reboot or change.  I have 512MB DDR
> 2700 and the GFMX440se is 4x on an Asus A7V8X-X mobo.

The 1700 had 512MB of DDR RAM and a GF4MX 440 also. The board was an 
MSI...

> If your numbers for the XP1700 are correct I seem to be very,
> very low.

But I wasn't running dual displays, which does have a definite impact 
on performance. You might try running a test w/a single display setup 
and see if the numbers don't get much better.

> I can understand why your dual Athlon MP blows me
> away (especially w/ the Ti), but I wonder if you could verify
> your numbers for the XP1700.

The 1700 is now several hundred miles away, residing in my in-laws 
computer (they went from a P233 to that...). I've got an 1800 still, 
but its my wife's, its running Win2k, and the card in it is a TNT2. She 
gets cranky if I do anything to disturb it :). The next closest thing 
I've got is my Myth box, which is a 2600 w/onboard GF4MX. :-\

> I too intend to try the later versions of the driver [the current
> and maybe the beta to see the config tool  ;-) ].  I am just
> hesitant to mess up a good, working Myth config.

One word: mondorescue.

Use it to rip a set of full restore discs, then break it to your 
heart's content, knowing you can always nuke it back to a known working 
install. :)

> I started
> on 0.7 (?) and have never had any significant problem with any
> subsequent Myth or ivtv release (knock wood).  I suppose I'll
> have to dive in eventually.  I'm on MDK9.1 and need to upgrade
> to a newer kernel for other reasons.  Just have to screw up my
> courage.

Yeah, it took me quite a while to bump from RHL9 to Fedora, partially 
because I already had a rock-solid system, partially because of time 
constraints. I'm glad I took the plunge though, because the system 
feels even more responsive now.

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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