[NMLUG] Sabayon 3.3 initially disappointing

[niosop at gmail.com (Matthew Bowie)]

Yes, the nvidia drivers are free as in beer, but not open source, and
available as binary only downloads.  If you got the nvidia splash screen,
then it's using them.

But yeah, if Mandriva works for you, customizing your build parameters isn't
something you do on a regular basis, then why stop using something that
works?

On 3/26/07, Steve Browne <sbrowne at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:33:00 -0600, you wrote:
>
> >No, it doesn't analyze the system.  It's based on Gentoo, which allows
> for
> >very granular configuration and building of every program on the system,
> but
> >the Sabayon install doesn't build anything, it just unpacks/copies a ton
> of
> >stuff to your drive, like most other distros.  Everything you install
> later,
> >or upgrade, using portage is built from source w/ the settings you
> specify
> >in /etc/make.conf and /etc/portage/* but w/ an initial CHOST of I386
> (unless
> >that's been changed recently), it's going to be using a suboptimal
> >instruction set.  You still have the ability to choose what's built w/
> what
> >support (much like compiling from source and passing the desired
> ./configure
> >options, but easier), and deciding what optimization level and compiler
> >flags to use, but changing the CHOST on a running system is really messy
> on
> >a source based distro, which negates some of the extra speed potential.
> >
> >As for the 6800GT, no idea why it would decide that it's limited to those
> >resolutions.  You'd have to look at /etc/X11/xorg.conf and see what
> >modelines are available, and what modes are set to be available in the
> ><Screen> section.  It may be there's a valid modeline in there, but the
> >desired resolution isn't in the "Modes" line of the "Display" subsection,
> in
> >which case it won't even try and set it.  If it is in there, you'd have
> to
> >check /var/log/Xorg.0.log and see why it didn't select the desired
> mode.  It
> >could be as simple as adding the desired resolution to the "Modes" line
> and
> >restarting X.  If you have the specs of your monitor handy, you can
> create
> >your own modeline, specifying resolution, horiz and vert refresh rates,
> etc,
> >and probably get it to run at whatever resolution you like.
> >
> >Also, are you using the proprietary Nvidia drivers?  I didn't have an
> nvidia
> >card in the system I tried Sabayon on, so I don't remember if it installs
> >the nvidia-drivers package by default, or tries to use the X.orgs built
> in
> >"nv" drivers.  The nvidia drivers tend to give better performance and a
> >larger feature set.
>
> Sabayon install flashed "NVIDIA" onscreen several times, so I suppose
> the drivers were meant to be installed. Nvidia has made its Linux
> drivers available gratis (though I don't know what legal license this
> fits) so I wouldn't call them "proprietary".
>
> There's a point reached where one says, I'VE GOT WORK TO DO, so I'll
> stick with Mandriva 2007.
>
> Steve
> Stephen B. Browne
> sbrowne at ix.netcom.com
> "Ubi bene, ibi patria."
>
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Matthew Bowie
Programmer/IT Consultant
niosop at gmail.com
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