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I ripped the whole explanation about the technical differences between the |
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| also use the universal `modesetting` driver bundled with Xorg (this is the only | ||
| option on Tegra-based ARM boards). When in doubt, it's a good idea to try | ||
| `xf86-video-nouveau` first. It can utilize card-specific hardware and is likely | ||
| more performant. |
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"Performant" isn't a word.
Suggest replacing the entire sentence with "This driver will likely perform better."
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Mesa's NVK driver is getting better and more popular. Time to add instructions in the handbook for it. Went ahead and divided the nouveau section into subsections like the other driver pages.
Note that the section divisions are unnecessary for the proprietary driver because it unifies all of the APIs into one package.