nvidia 179/180 on 8.04: kernel upgrades?

[Dexter Filmore]

Am Donnerstag, 8. Januar 2009 23:09:51 schrieb Bruce Marshall:
> On Thursday 08 January 2009, Dexter Filmore wrote:
> > I installed nvidia-glx with envy-qt which only offers version 173.
> > I'd like to upgrade to 179 or 180 for performance reasons.
> > So my only option here seems to use the nvidia installer.
> > Question: will it survive a kernel upgrade like the one installed with
> > envy does?
>
> More than likely.....    but each new kernel change will require you to run
> through the NV install again.  Usually a 2 minute process.

Bloody hell. Isn't there a new envy with 179 or so?
Backport perhaps?
Experimental?


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