Should I use nVidia's nForce4 platform drivers?

Christian Convey christian.convey at gmail.com
Mon Sep 26 18:32:24 UTC 2005


Hi guys,

I've learned through experience that it's better to use the
Ubuntu-supplied packages for the proprietary nVidia video drivers,
rather than using nVidia's installer.

However, what about the platform drivers for the nforce4 chipset?

- Are the nVidia-supplied drivers the best way for me to get the
nforce4's ethernet port working under Breezy?

- Is there some benefit to installing the nVidia-supplied nforce4
driver other than just to get the ethernet working?

- Would installing the nVidia-supplied nforce4 driver mess up my
sound? (My sound seems to work just find, and I don't know what
happens if the system has two drivers that can both bind to the same
sound chip.)

Thanks,
Christian




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