Thread: Nvidia VDPAU PPA

i bit confused here regarding nvidia drivers. trying 2 things working under lucid.

1. mplayer/smplayer hd mkv files vdpau.
2. mythtv vdpau.

have enabled nvidia ppa , x-swat ppa here first bit of confusion:

there nvdia ppa , , nvidia-vdpau ppa, , x-swat ppa , claim have nvidia drivers. 1 has right ones? know current release 256 drivers why 3 repos claiming have nvidia drivers , have different debs listed?

next, of how to's enable ppas , install drivers there lot of debs in each repo , there 3 repos. debs need install repo(s)?

after download whatever debs, how know nvidia drivers installed correctly, , vdpau supported?

installed bunch of debs repos looked relevant , set nvidia current drivers in lucid hardware drivers utility, enabled nvidia drivers x , rebooted, seems fine , output when running vdpauinfo command have no idea if installed right drivers, right sources, in right order.

can shed light on how nvidia drivers/ppa installs supposed work beyond of enable repo , install incomprehensibly vague given number of repos , number of debs per repo?

thank

if using 10.04 not need use ppas, install regular smplayer , select vdpau ouput, after installing nvidia driver.

after download whatever debs, how know nvidia drivers installed correctly, , vdpau supported?

try running nvidia-settings in terminal check driver, if don't find can install repos. think vdpau works drivers 185 , upwards. check if have vdpau installed correctly try out smplayer, should smooth output , low cpu usage.

regarding ppa confusion: ppas personal package archives, means maintained different individuals (i.e. not ubuntu), why see various ppas have same things. use ppas @ own risk, , install few of them possible, can cause conflicts each other.

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