[LAU] ubuntu vs arch

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Tue, 2011-09-20 at 20:46 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > A more general question: are there any modern video drivers which DO
> > NOT SUCK?
> > 
> > i.e. are there any RT-safe video drivers anymore?
> > 
> > I've stuck with old hardware using Intel Xorg open-source drivers, and
> > always had good results. But if I ever needed new hardware I'm not
> > sure what options would exist.
> > 
> > -ken
> 
> I need to downgrade X for my Debian, since they dropped the nv driver
> for coming Debian, resp. current "testing". But the nv driver always
> worked for me, for making music, it still has got no 3D support.

I should have mentioned, that I switched from an onboard ATI to a NVIDI
graphics, since the ATI is a PITA. I only heard good thinks about Intel,
but I never had an Intel graphics.