[gentoo-user] Re: Gtk+ update results in slow Firefox

[7v5w7go9ub0o <7v5w7go9ub0o@gmail.com>]

Peter Humphrey wrote:
> On Wednesday 04 November 2009 02:55:55 7v5w7go9ub0o wrote:
> 
>> NVidia updated their drivers at about the time you started having
>> problems. Their latest driver update changed the permissions on
>> /dev/nvidia0  nvidiactl ; resulting in VERY slow scrolling response on
>> my box (amd64) using googleearth. Changing the permissions to crwxrw-rw-
>> resulted in instant speed up; you may get by with r--r-- (?).
> 
> I don't have that device on either of my systems using a GeForce 7300 GS. Nor 
> can I find an nvidiactl.
> 

That device appears when you use the NV proprietary driver.

There are basically three options with an NV card:

- use the generic built-in driver
additionally,
- use the additional, open-source NV drivers.
or
- alternatively use the proprietary NV driver.

This may be useful: <http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Nvidia>

FWIW, the NV drivers are blocked in portage for my hardened AMD64, so I
get the drivers here:
<http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html>

HTH