nvidia &laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed http://en.wordpress.com/tag/nvidia/ Feed of posts on WordPress.com tagged "nvidia" Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:35:08 +0000 http://en.wordpress.com/tags/ en <![CDATA[[Howto] NVIDIA Proprietary Driver on Fedora 12]]> http://openmindlifestyle.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/howto-nvidia-proprietary-driver-on-fedora-12/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:54:43 +0000 kernel_script http://openmindlifestyle.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/howto-nvidia-proprietary-driver-on-fedora-12/

If you got Fedora 12 , own a NVIDIA Video Card, and need 3D, you probably getting insane by now to make that Driver work. Fear not! I found a solution and would like to share with the community:

Install the RPM Fusion Repositories, if you didn’t already.

su -

mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r)-nouveau.img

dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)

gedit /etc/grub.conf

Add the following to the end of the line(s) starting with ‘kernel’:

dblacklist=nouveau

Now:

setsebool -P allow_execstack on

yum –enablerepo=rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-testing install kmod-nvidia

nvidia-xconfig

Reboot.

There you go :)

References
Lonely Spooky’s Blog
NVNews.Net
RPM Fusion

]]> <![CDATA[Sorry Google, Chrome has been vindicated!]]> http://deems.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/sorry-google-chrome-has-been-vindicated/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:29:44 +0000 Deems http://deems.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/sorry-google-chrome-has-been-vindicated/

Last week I ranted on about Google’s Chrome browser hanging my laptop and after non-use of Chrome the problem went away. Well, it seems that I had spoken too soon. The very next day my laptop hung again, and I had not used Chrome since before I wrote the blog post.

So, frustrated with the hanging, I did a little more digging and found out that there was a known problem with one of Microsoft’s Windows updates, MS09-065 (969947), which caused hanging of the OS (with mouse movement still working) for users with Nvidia and ATI video cards. Now, I know, it’s an XP problem but the update applies to Vista as well so I thought it might be exhibiting the same problems with Vista so I removed that update as well as the Nvidia driver update and re-applied the Nvidia driver update again.

It was a short-lived experience, as the problem returned.

So, I gave in and restored my laptop back to it’s clean, factory-install version of Vista and began rebuilding it again. Many, many long hours later and about 1.7GB of various windows updates later, it seems I have a usable laptop once again.

And yes, this post is being written and posted using Google Chrome, again my browser of choice!

]]> <![CDATA[Sony wybrało producenta GPU dla konsoli PlayStation 4. Kiedyś pokonał 3dfx, a teraz NVIDIĘ!]]> http://nivlog.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/sony-wybralo-producenta-gpu-dla-konsoli-playstation-4-kiedys-pokonal-3dfx-a-teraz-nvidie/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:22:09 +0000 nivener http://nivlog.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/sony-wybralo-producenta-gpu-dla-konsoli-playstation-4-kiedys-pokonal-3dfx-a-teraz-nvidie/

Sony stawia na najwyższą wydajność. Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated, jak twierdzi Zachary Morris – wieloletni doradca kolejnych, byłych szefów firmy Sega – ma już zarezerwowany procesor grafiki dla nowej generacji konsoli PlayStation 4. Z informacji, która obiega internet wynika, że NVIDIA nie załapała się nie tylko na przenośną konsolę PSP 2, ale także na stacjonarną.

Zamiast z Tegry od NVIDII, Sony PSP 2 ma korzystać z bardzo wydajnego procesora grafiki PowerVR SGX543 (generacja o nazwie Series 5XT). GPU tej samej firmy, należącej do Imagination Technologies, ma trafić do PlayStation 4.

W nowej konsoli Sony ma znaleźć się procesor PowerVR szóstej generacji (Series 6), na który producent konsoli ma całkowitą wyłączność. Oznacza to, że nowy GPU, w przeciwieństwie do poprzedników będzie dostępny tylko dla jednego odbiorcy. Dotychczasowe procesory grafiki PowerVR były sprzedawane w postaci licencji, i obecnie znajdują się w bardzo dużej ilości telefonów komórkowych, i nie tylko.

Zgodnie z umową prace nad nowym GPU PowerVR ma zakończyć do 2012 roku. Wtedy Sony planuje też uruchomić sprzedaż PlayStation 4.

PowerVR Series 6, dzięki technologii renderowania kafelkowego oraz między innymi zaawansowanym technikom oszczędzającym obciążenie podsystemu pamięci RAM, ma zapewniać nawet pięciokrotnie wyższą wydajność, przy porównaniu z procesorami grafiki ATI i NVIDII, o zbliżonej powierzchni rdzenia oraz cenie.

Nowa generacja GPU PowerVR ma zostać oficjalnie zapowiedziana w przyszłym roku, wraz z pierwszymi modelami, które przeznaczone mają być dla netbooków oraz smartfonów.

12 lat temu legendarna firma 3dfx miała przygotować procesor grafiki dla konsoli Sega Dreamcast. Ostatecznie jednak z architekturą 3dfx wygrała PowerVR Series 2, w postaci układu NEC CLX2.

źródłeko

]]> <![CDATA[GPU-Z 0.37 ]]> http://liptonpc.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/gpu-z-0-37/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:18:02 +0000 piterr3 http://liptonpc.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/gpu-z-0-37/

W ostatnich dniach pojawiła się nowa wersja maleńkiego programu do spraw diagnostycznych karty graficznej. Wersja wprowadza obsługę kart GT 240 oraz nowej potężnej dwurdzeniowej karty- Radeon HD 5970. W programie zostały dodane również nowe funkcje takie jak: CUDA, PhysX, OpenCL i DirectX Compute.

Warto tu pogratulować techpowerowi za rozwijanie programu w przeciwieństwie do Rivy Tuner.

]]> <![CDATA[Tower of Power]]> http://tommyvd.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/tower-of-power/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:37:16 +0000 tommyvandamme http://tommyvd.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/tower-of-power/

Here’s the deets on the new(ish) PC.

  • Intel Core i7 (socket 1156) processor @2.80 GHZ
  • 8 Gigs of DDR3 RAM (@1333 MHZ)
  • Corsair HX 620 Power Supply
  • Zalman CNPS10X Quiet CPU Cooler (massive!!!)
  • Gigabyte P55  UD4 motherboard
  • Three 1 Terabyte Samsung F1 drives
  • Reused my ‘old’ 8800 GTS 640 MB (until a decent sub 150€ Fermi card comes out)
  • Creative X-Fi Extreme Gamer
  • Antec SOLO case (with hard drive suspension and sound proofing)
  • Windows 7 Professional

Overal, not a killer gaming rig but then again I only payed about 800 € for this build. The graphics card will see an upgrade in early 2010 (gottta find one that fits in the SOLO case and isn’t too loud)

Overall, I’m satisfied. Mass Effect, COD4, Fallout3 are all running at max settings at 1920 by 1200 (with at least 4 levels of AA and AF)

DVD encoding time has seen the most improvement: in some case four times as fast. Windows 7, so far, does everything it set out to do.

Here are some (crappy iPhone) pics for your enjoyment.

]]> <![CDATA[Fedora 12 Nvidia Driver Installation]]> http://mariuszczyz.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/fedora-12-nvidia-driver-installation/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:31:31 +0000 Mariusz http://mariuszczyz.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/fedora-12-nvidia-driver-installation/ <![CDATA[[Notícia] nVidia leiloa computador para jogos]]> http://geekyabyte.com.br/2009/11/20/noticia-nvidia-leiloa-computador-para-jogos/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:54:49 +0000 Raul Leão http://geekyabyte.com.br/2009/11/20/noticia-nvidia-leiloa-computador-para-jogos/ <![CDATA[Lite nyheter..]]> http://kebbe.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/lite-nyheter/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:22 +0000 kebbe http://kebbe.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/lite-nyheter/

Uppdateringar kommer sällan, märker jag. Mitt senaste inlägg skrevs den 24 oktober, alltså för en dryg månad sedan, men om sanningen skall fram så har det inte hänt så mycket sedan dess. Ja, utöver det att en stor del av mina bildlänkar försvunnit och således förstört min bloggdesign. Men jag riktar ett argt finger åt den sida jag använt som bilddatabas och börjar helt enkelt om från början!

Nu har jag dock inte planerat skriva någonting speciellt idag. Tänkte uppdatera bloggen för att testa en ny hemsida som bilddatabas. Klistrar in några klipp från dagens Crysis Warhead-spelande som tröst till de 2-3 personer som klickat sig hit.

Ha det! Skriver kanske någonting under helgen, nu blir det BF:BC2.

]]> <![CDATA[AIUTIAMO TAMBO NELLE SUE SCELTE!]]> http://battostnet.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/aiutiamo-tambo-nelle-sue-scelte/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:08:45 +0000 battostnet http://battostnet.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/aiutiamo-tambo-nelle-sue-scelte/

Poverino Tambo… :(

vuole a tutti i costi, e ripeto A TUTTI I COSTI!, cambiare scheda video!L’unico problema è che non sa cosa comprare!! una ATI una NVIDIA,5870,5850,una due schede video…una centrale nucleare…un cervello di scimmia con presa usb!  insomma decidete voi per lui!

]]> <![CDATA[NVIDIA saltará al silicio A3 con Fermi]]> http://romell17.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/nvidia-saltara-al-silicio-a3-con-fermi/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:41:56 +0000 romell17 http://romell17.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/nvidia-saltara-al-silicio-a3-con-fermi/ <![CDATA[Shared Memory Parallel Ray Tracer using OpenMP and CUDA]]> http://jestermax.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/shared-memory-parallel-ray-tracer-using-openmp-and-cuda/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:14:13 +0000 jestermax http://jestermax.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/shared-memory-parallel-ray-tracer-using-openmp-and-cuda/

So since I’ve been doing my Masters in Computer Science at Dalhousie, I’ve been working on some neat projects. I’ll post them separately since they’re in separate research areas though.

For a parallel algorithms course, I’ve decided to play around with the ray tracer that Adam Stirtan and I created for an undergrad project. Right now I’m intending on using OpenMP to parallelize the ray tracing aspect of the program. If I have time left over then I’m hoping to use NVidia’s CUDA to get the GPU on my graphics card to work on the post processing shading effects. I’ve gotten some “hello world” style code compiled and running so my next step is to dig in a bit further with that and see what I can come up with.

Blind insertion of OpenMP to a ray tracer

Last night I made a simple stab at using OpenMP (Shared memory API for parallel programming) for using multiple threads for ray tracing. I wasn’t expecting much since I was just blindly adding some annotations to the project, but as you can see from the image it looks kinda neat. I’m assuming it chose to use 4 threads (since I didn’t specify a number).

Getting back to CUDA programming, trying to get a project set up isn’t really a fun thing. Thankfully somebody out there has made a project creation macro:

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=65111

Using this, you can create a project that has the NVidia extra build step. This a crucial aspect of writing a CUDA program as you have to run it though an NVidia program so it can parse out the extension keywords. On that note, you have to rename anything using the C for CUDA extensions to a .cu file. Since this will then turn off your syntax highlighting I suggest you edit the text editor options so that the .cu extension will be opened in a C++ context. It’s really easy to do but if anybody is actually reading this and doesn’t know how, just post for help.

For some initial test code to make sure your program is compiling and running properly, I suggest you check out this page:

http://llpanorama.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/my-first-cuda-program/

That’s all for now.

Keep fit, and have fun

]]> <![CDATA[Nuevos drivers 195.55 BETA de nVidia]]> http://bitybyte.net/2009/11/18/nuevos-drivers-195-55-beta-de-nvidia/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:51:07 +0000 Alex Garcia http://bitybyte.net/2009/11/18/nuevos-drivers-195-55-beta-de-nvidia/

Nvidia ha sacado los nuevos drivers unificados en versión BETA.

Esta nueva versión trae las siguientes novedades:

- Aceleración de GPU para videos en HD más suaves con el nuevo plugin de Flash 10.1
- Soporte para las GeForce GT240
- Soporte para OpenCL 1.0 para todas las GeForce superiores ala versión 8
- Añadido soporte para CUDA 3.0 toolkit
- Añadido soporte SLI y multi GPU para los nuevos juegos del mercado: Borderlands, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, FIFA Soccer 10 y otros.
- Varios bugs solucionados y mejoras de rendimiento para Need for Speed Shift


Versión para PC de Escritorio

Windows XP

- 32 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_195.55_other.html

- 64 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_195.55_other.html

Windows Vista / Windows 7

- 32 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista_32bit_195.55_other.html

- 64 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista_64bit_195.55_other.html

Versión para portátiles

Windows XP

- 32 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/notebook_winxp_195.55_other.html

- 64 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/notebook_winxp64_195.55_other.html

Windows Vista / Windows 7

- 32 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/notebook_winvista_win7_195.55_other.html

- 64 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/notebook_winvista_win7_x64_195.55_other.html

]]> <![CDATA[Update the Nvidia Drivers with Ubuntu 9.10 (manual mode)]]> http://stefanomatic.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/update-the-nvidia-drivers-with-ubuntu-9-10-manual-mode/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:41:23 +0000 stefanomatic http://stefanomatic.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/update-the-nvidia-drivers-with-ubuntu-9-10-manual-mode/

After upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 my X server sometimes gave me a casually “Out of Range” message; I’ve installed the Nvdia drivers for my graphic card a few months ago (with Ubuntu 9.04) and the version 1.85 is probably not fully compatible with the new Karmic Koala. There are a lot of useful guides that let you know how to upgrade repositories and automate installation of drivers via apt-get…But I offer to you a fastest and very old-fashion style way:

1 – Remove the old drivers from System -> Administration -> Hardware Driver

2 – Download from Nvidia website the 1.90 software for Linux  (it’s a .run file, near 22-23 mb)

3 – Press CTRL+ALT+F1 for open a terminal session (don’t use your terminal link on desktop, it’s a different thing) and write your standard username/password

4 – Stop the X server with sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (Ubuntu will tell you that there are other commands, like service and stop for doing this, but this one will probably work;-))

5 – Manually go to the directory where you’ve saved the .run file

6 – Do sudo sh Nvidia bla bla bla etc etc etc.run :-)

7 – Follow the onscreen instructions and at the end let the new Nvdia install to edit and change your graphic configuration

8 – Reboot with sudo shutdown -r now

9 – Voilà, if you go to System -> Administration -> Nvidia Server Settings you’ll see that the new drivers are on and you’ll can eventually make changes about resolution etc.

 

 

]]> <![CDATA[Flash 10.1 – Flash By Name, Flash By Nature?]]> http://nemarktechnology.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/flash-10-1-%e2%80%93-flash-by-name-flash-by-nature/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:06:27 +0000 nemarktechnology http://nemarktechnology.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/flash-10-1-%e2%80%93-flash-by-name-flash-by-nature/

OK So this may sound a bit geeky as there are numbers in it but it’s still interesting!

Flash H.264 video decoding, the process by which high-definition content is streamed and played from the internet to your screen, has always been a bit of a processor hog. On low-powered machines running 720p resolution, for example, it is not unusual to see processor occupancy in the 80-90% range and, on machines like these, you can forget about 1080p “Full HD” altogether.
Enter the pre-release version of Flash 10.1, trumpeting the inclusion of GPU-accelerated H.264 decoding. What this means to us is that our low-powered machines, as long as they are equipped with a suitable graphics card (nVidia G80 series or higher, Radeon HD4000 or higher – full details to be confirmed) can now run H.264 content with a processor occupancy typically half that of the CPU only decoding. Effectively, Flash 10.1 makes better use of your hardware and gives your graphics card something else to do when it is not playing games for you.
Even more interestingly, this will broaden the 1080p space since with Flash 10.1 there will be significantly more machines able to run Full HD resolution. We believe that the more genuinely useful applications that are built to exploit multiple cores, graphics cards etc., the greater the demand for this hardware and therefore, the larger the target market for even MORE cool applications leveraging this next-generation technology. Sometimes the conclusion is really simple; more is better!

As an IT Support Company we welcome advancements in graphics capability so that during our lunchbreak we can play “network shoot em up’s”

]]> <![CDATA[Bring out your desktop]]> http://100percentlinux.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/bring-out-your-desktop/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:43:56 +0000 John http://100percentlinux.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/bring-out-your-desktop/ <![CDATA[news from games]]> http://xollothnews.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/news-from-games-35/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:53:29 +0000 xollothnews http://xollothnews.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/news-from-games-35/

Καλύτερο του Zune HD το νέο DS;

Καλύτερο του Zune HD το νέο DS; | byteme

Σύμφωνα με φήμες, το νέο DS το οποίο θα κατατάσσεται στην επόμενη γενιά κονσόλων και θα κυκλοφορήσει κάποια στιγμή του χρόνου, θα «φοράει» τη δεύτερη έκδοση του chipset Tegra της nVidia και όχι την πρώτη όπως αρχικά είχε αναφερθεί. Σύμφωνα με την ίδια την nVidia, το Tegra 2 έχει τέσσερεις φορές περισσότερη δύναμη σε σχέση με το Tegra το οποίο ενσωματώνει το Zune HD, οπότε αν τα γραφικά του τελευταίου μας άφησαν άφωνους, φανταστείτε τι έχει να γίνει με αυτά του επόμενου DS! Φυσικά η παραπάνω πληροφορία δεν έχει επιβεβαιωθεί επίσημα από πλευράς Nintendo, ωστόσο αν ισχύει, στη Sony θα πρέπει να αρχίσουν ήδη να σκέφτονται με τι θα εξοπλίσουν το επόμενο PSP.[next]

 

 

 

Οι πωλήσεις πέφτουν και μάλιστα πολύ

Οι πωλήσεις πέφτουν και μάλιστα πολύ | byteme

Η Silicon Alley Insider έδωσε στη δημοσιότητα ένα γράφημα βάσει στοιχείων της NPD στο οποίο απεικονίζονται πεντακάθαρα οι πτωτικές τάσεις των πωλήσεων στα videogames τα τελευταία δύο χρόνια. Με εξαίρεση τις περιόδους γύρω στον Σεπτέμβριο κάθε έτους, το γράφημα διαρκώς κατεβαίνει με την αγορά αργά αλλά σταθερά να συρρικνώνεται –ή τουλάχιστον αυτό υποδηλώνουν οι κατά ένα σημαντικό ποσοστό χαμηλότερες πωλήσεις.[next]

 

 

 

 

Τα Peggle και Peggle Nights στο PSN στις 19/11

Τα Peggle και Peggle Nights στο PSN στις 19/11 | byteme

Στις 19 του μήνα θα κάνουν στο PSN την εμφάνισή τους δύο από τα καλύτερα casual games που δημιουργήθηκαν ποτέ. Τα Peggle και Peggle Nights της PopCap βρήκαν επιτέλους τον δρόμο τους προς το PS3 και αν απορείτε τι τα καθυστέρησε τόσο, η απάντηση βρίσκεται στην υποστήριξη YouTube η οποία και θα σας δώσει τη δυνατότητα να σώσετε τα replays σας και να τα ανεβάσετε απ’ ευθείας στο γνωστό site[next]

 

 

μικρα-μικρα απο τον χωρο των games

GameWorld – Mini News: 17/11/2009

Οι τελευταίες ειδήσεις για τις πωλήσεις κονσολών και παιχνιδιών στην Ιαπωνία και τα νεότερα από την Electronic Arts, η οποία ανακοίνωσε Need for Speed για το 2010 και ημερομηνία κυκλοφορίας για το Command & Conquer 4. Στο δρόμο 200 ακόμη εργαζόμενοι μετά το κλείσιμο της Pandemic Studios. Φήμες για ντεμπούτο του Facebook στο Playstation 3. Ανακοινώθηκε η ημερομηνία κυκλοφορίας του Final Fantasy 13. Αναλυτικά όλες οι νέες ειδήσεις των τελευταίων ημερών.[next]

 

 

Απών ο Daniel Craig από το νέο Bond game

Απών ο Daniel Craig από το νέο Bond game | Game 2.0

O Daniel Craig έχει ήδη συμφωνήσει να πρωταγωνιστήσει στην επόμενη ταινία James Bond, αλλά όπως φαίνεται θα είναι απών από το νέο παιχνίδι που έχει στα σκαριά η Activision. Αντίθετα, τον Bond θα υποδυθεί ο Adam Croasdell, ένας ηθοποιός που στους περισσότερους από εμάς είναι μάλλον άγνωστος, αλλά στην Αγγλία κάνει θραύση αυτόν τον καιρό. Κρίμα, ήθελα τον Craig και σε αυτό…[next]

 

 

H Βίβλος έρχεται στο… Xbox Live

H Βίβλος έρχεται στο… Xbox Live | Game 2.0

Ναι, καλά διαβάσατε, η Βίβλος θα διατεθεί στο Xbox Live ως Bible Navigator X. Η εν λόγω εφαρμογή περιλαμβάνει την Παλαιά και την Καινή Διαθήκη, ένα search tool, bookmarks και διάφορες ρυθμίσεις, ώστε να ικανοποιήσει τις ανάγκες και των πιο απαιτητικών… χριστιανών.[next]

 

 

Κλείνει η Pandemic Studios

Κλείνει η Pandemic Studios | Game 2.0

Άσχημα τα νέα για τη βιομηχανία του gaming, αφού η ΕΑ κλείνει την Pandemic Studios, την ιστορική δημιουργό των Mercenaries, Full Spectrum Warrior και Star Wars: Battlefront. Kαι αυτό λίγο καιρό πριν την κυκλοφορία του Saboteur (Δεκέμβριος), του πιο πρόσφατου και όπως φαίνεται τελευταίου παιχνιδιού του studio.[next]

 

 

Τα zombies εισβάλλουν στο iPhone

Τα zombies εισβάλλουν στο iPhone – Gameover.gr

Η Activision έκανε γνωστή την πρόθεσή της να στηρίξει το iPhone με τη γνωστή σειρά Call of Duty και η αρχή θα γίνει με μια ιδιαίτερη κυκλοφορία. Το World At War: Zombies θα είναι πρακτικά ένα ασταμάτητο κυνηγητό πρώτου προσώπου σε online περιβάλλον, όπου οι παίκτες θα πρέπει, πέρα από τους εχθρούς τους, να εξολοθρεύσουν τα πάντοτε επικίνδυνα zombies[next]

 

 

 

 

Assassin’s Creed II-review

Assassin’s Creed II – Gameover.gr

Η ιστορία του Assassin’s Creed 2 ξεκινά στη Φλωρεντία στα τέλη του 15ου αιώνα, όπου συναντάμε τον ήρωά μας, τον Ezio Auditore da Firenze, έναν έφηβο γόνο καλής οικογένειας που, όπως οι συνομήλικοί του, αγαπά την καλοπέραση και την ξένοιαστη ζωή που του προσφέρουν η κοινωνική του θέση και τα φυσικά του χαρίσματα.[next]

 

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]]> <![CDATA[Drivers GeForce 195.55 beta]]> http://romell17.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/drivers-geforce-195-55-beta/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:12:58 +0000 romell17 http://romell17.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/drivers-geforce-195-55-beta/ <![CDATA[Nuevas Tesla prometen bajar el precio de las supercomputadoras]]> http://romell17.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/nuevas-tesla-prometen-bajar-el-precio-de-las-supercomputadoras/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:57:44 +0000 romell17 http://romell17.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/nuevas-tesla-prometen-bajar-el-precio-de-las-supercomputadoras/ <![CDATA[GeForces GT 240 dão as caras pela a web]]> http://neewinfo.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/geforces-gt-240-do-as-caras-pela-a-web/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:50:37 +0000 Johnny http://neewinfo.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/geforces-gt-240-do-as-caras-pela-a-web/

Confiram abaixo um apanhado geral das GeForces GT 240 até agora anunciadas na imprensa mundial.

XFX
2 opções (no mínimo): todas com GPU em 550Mhz, shaders a 1.34Ghz e memórias com as seguintes configurações: 512MB a 1.60Ghz (SDDR3) e  1GB a 3.40Ghz (GDDR5).

Galaxy
3 opções: todas com GPU em 550Mhz, shaders a 1.34Ghz e memórias com as seguintes configurações: 512MB a 1.80Ghz (GDDR3); 1GB a 1.80Ghz (GDDR3) e 1GB a 3.60Ghz (GDDR5).

MSI
4 opções: todas com GPU em 550Mhz, shaders a 1.34Ghz e memórias com as seguintes configurações: 2 com 512MB a 3.60Ghz (GDDR5) e  2 com 512MB a 3.40Ghz (GDDR5).

Inno3D
Ao menos 3 opções: todas com GPU em 550Mhz, shaders a 1.34Ghz e memórias com 512MB/1GB com as seguintes configurações: 1.40Ghz (GDDR3); 1.58Ghz (SDDR3) e 3.40Ghz (GDDR5).

Point of View
3 modelos: todas com GPU em 550Mhz, shaders a 1.34Ghz e memórias com as seguintes configurações: 512MB a 1.80Ghz (SDDR3); 1GB a 1.60Ghz (SDDR3) e 512MB a 3.40Ghz (GDDR5).

EVGA
4 modelos: todas com GPU em 550Mhz, shaders a 1.34Ghz e memórias com as seguintes configurações: 1GB a 1.58Ghz (SDDR3), 2 de 512MB a 3.40Ghz (GDDR5) e 512MB a 3.60Ghz (GDDR5).

ECS
2 opções: todas com GPU em 550Mhz, shaders a 1.34Ghz e memórias com as seguintes configurações: 512MB a 3.40Ghz (GDDR5) e  1GB a 3.40Ghz (GDDR5).

Fonte: Adrenaline
]]> <![CDATA[Guía para comprar un disipador de tarjeta gráfica (GPU)]]> http://silverfenix7.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/guia-para-comprar-un-disipador-de-tarjeta-grafica/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:49:50 +0000 silverfenix7 http://silverfenix7.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/guia-para-comprar-un-disipador-de-tarjeta-grafica/ <![CDATA[Adobe Flash Player 10.1 promises to be faster, actually is]]> http://tehloft.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/adobe-flash-player-10-1-promises-to-be-faster-actually-is/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:29:40 +0000 YK http://tehloft.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/adobe-flash-player-10-1-promises-to-be-faster-actually-is/

Adobe, together with NVIDIA, are working on a new Flash Player labeled 10.1. Now what does this point release do? A lot. For the windows folks it means GPU acceleration, and for everyone else it means general optimisations (read: much faster). AnandTech actually went and benchmarked it, and the results are nothing short of amazing, even on the Mac. And guess what? I took it for a test drive.

And boy was I impressed.

I tested it on the perfect candidate: my ailing iMac. Ever since I hopped on Snow Leopard (and even before, actually) running too many Flash apps (like many many YouTubes) will slow it down tremendously, sometimes even causing graphics corruption (yes my iMac IS dying). As expected, playing a simple YouTube video used to jack up the CPU load to nearly 80%.

After Flash 10.1? About 40%. Not only that, my iMac is still snappy during multitasking even while Flash Players are loaded all around Safari, when it used to just fail miserably.

Best test of all? Pet Society on Facebook. Cluttered screens would usually slow the game down to a crawl, even on low quality. Now it just stutters on high quality, and low quality is silky smooth. No shit.

Now let me remind you that this is beta (or pre-release, as Adobe calls it), but I know you want it.

]]> <![CDATA[Nvidia CEO Rails Against Intel]]> http://komplettie.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/nvidia-ceo-rails-against-intel/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:01:01 +0000 komplettie http://komplettie.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/nvidia-ceo-rails-against-intel/ <![CDATA[The Hackintosh: The Good, The Bad, The Why Bother?]]> http://theubuntugeek.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/the-hackintosh-the-good-the-bad-the-why-bother/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:29:37 +0000 theubuntugeek http://theubuntugeek.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/the-hackintosh-the-good-the-bad-the-why-bother/

Introduction

Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800

When you see headlines like this, it really makes your consider trying out those Macs that everyone is talking so much about these days. One of the biggest barriers to switching to a Mac is that they are very expensive.   So, why not take their operating system that has gotten such rave reviews, and put it on a cheaper PC computer, right?

Since Apple has made the switch to using Intel and nVidia technology in their computers, they’re essentially the same stuff that’s in PCs too.   So why not?  Because Apple doesn’t let you.  Even if you bought the software, you are not allowed to.  You agree to those terms when you use the product.  I’ll better explain the ramifications, and headaches you will run into by making your own “Hackintosh” Computer.

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Apple Legal Stuff and Licensing

Here are just a few things to consider if you want to legitimately use the Mac Operating System on a non-Mac Computer.  This is concerning the software license around the OS

Apple Legal – Software License for Snow Leopard

0. Geography

What The Paperwork Says:“11. Export Control. You may not use or otherwise export … Apple Software may not be exported or re-exported (a) into any U.S. embargoed countries or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Person’s List or Entity List. “

What It Really Says: “It’s not a matter of copyright or distribution laws if you can use our software.  You have to be on the USA’s side.”

1. Liability for Damages

What The Paperwork Says:“In no event shall Apple’s total liability to you for all damages (other than as may be required by applicable law in cases involving personal injury) exceed the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00).”

What It Really Says: “We’re not responsible for the software we make.  If for some reason it hurts you, the most we’ll give ya is $50!”  — If you put it on another computer, you’re not in compliance and you dont get that $50!

2. Liability… Again

What The Paperwork Says:“SHOULD THE APPLE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.”

What It Really Says:“Should it be proven that our product is defective, your responsible for replacing and paying for the defective parts/repairs – even if it’s our fault” – Aside from your Mfr Warranty

3. Apple’s Rights With Your Computer

What The Paperwork Says:“Apple and its licensors reserve the right to change, suspend, remove, or disable access to any Services at any time without notice. In no event will Apple be liable for the removal of or disabling of access to any such Services. Apple may also impose limits on the use of or access to certain Services, in any case and without notice or liability.”

What It Really Says: “We can change, remove, or disable any part of your Mac computer at any time without any notice.  And you can’t come after us for doing it.”

4. The Types of Hardware Allowed to Run OSX

What The Paperwork Says: “You agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-branded computer, or to enable others to do so. “

What It Really Says:“If you bought this software, you can’t put it on any machine.  It has to be a Mac or else! And your not allowed to help or show others to do it”

5. General Licensing

What The Paperwork Says: “This License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer at a time, and you may not make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time.”

What It Really Says: “We license our Operating System no different than Microsoft.”

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How Apple Reacts to Hackintoshers

Apple’s Snow Leopard Update Zaps Bugs, Kills Hackintosh Netbooks

When it comes to Apple’s feelings towards people making their own Hackintosh computers, please reference the link above.  That’s right.  Apple will fix the bugs in their computers, and shut down you hackintosh if you update.

Regardless if you have purchased the software or not legitimately, it is not in compliance with their terms of use.  Therefore illegal.  Therefore not supported.  Therefore it’s only going to cause you problems down the road – no matter what.

Apple will defend it’s intellectual property rights now matter what.  They are no different than Microsoft in this case.  Although they may find a way of warning you more “poetically,” like they did to the OSx86 project:

“Your karma check for today:
There once was a user that whined
His existing OS was so blind
He’d do better to pirate
An OS that ran great
But found his hardware declined.
Please don’t steal Mac OS
Really, that’s way uncool.
(C) Apple Computer, Inc.”

Apple’s code is often laced with lines that explicitly tell you  not to pirate their software, too.

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Can I Buy A Pre-Installed Hackintosh?

Kinda-Sorta – But definitely not legally.  There is a company called PsyStar that has blatantly disregarded Apple’s License Terms and started selling PCs pre-installed with Mac OS on it.  Apple got angry.  So Apple sued, and won.  No big suprise there.

Apple Wins Big Against Psystar

In that case the judge also:

  • Ruled out a “fair use” defense for Psystar
  • Psystar also argued that it had the right to sell OS X as part of the first-sale doctrine. The judge ruled that any copies were not made with the permission of Apple
  • Noted the copies installed on the Open Computers, in some cases, did not even match up with the “backup copies” sold together with the computers
  • Said: “The inclusion of the copyrighted Mac OS X with the above-described additions and modifications makes Psystar’s product an infringing, derivative work”
  • “The judge also noted that Apple had not raised claims on breach of contract, induced breach of contract, trademark dilution, and infringement, and other breaches of California law.”

PsyStar has been left without a legal foot to stand on.  The trial resumes December 14th.  But clearly Apple has sent a precedent to all those other people out there distributing and selling their own “Hackintoshes” that the matter will not be taken lightly by them.

I don’t know what the execs at PsyStar were thinking, trying to win a legal battle like this against Apple – over their own intellectual property. Quite frankly it was plain stupid of them.  For every copy of OSX they claimed to sell, they had a license agreement to go along with it.  Not once did ANYONE at that company bother too look at it.  Especially for a reseller to be selling illegitimate software, that doesn’t match the license on the machine.

That puts PsyStar in the “Pirate” category.  There’s nothing wrong with being a pirate (or a ninja for that matter).  But there’s something definitely wrong about cashing in on other people’s code, and exploiting another company’s intellectual property for your own personal gain.

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But Can It Be Done?!

Yes, my children it CAN be done.  I’ll have a video up here in the coming days to show it can be done, and I can do it.

Unfortunately,  with my experiences – it’s just plain simpler to install a netbook-ready distribution of linux on your computer.  Like Ubuntu Netbook Remix. :)

Take Care,

The_Ubuntu_Geek

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