Repositories
volksman
v0lksman69 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 10 12:19:41 UTC 2008
It is in the universal repo and can be installed via command line in Gnome:
sudo apt-get install envyng-gtk
In KDE:
sudo apt-get install envyng-qt
If your card is supported then it will install the driver and maintain
it for you.
Andrew Mathenge wrote:
> Envy is a tool that automates the installation of nvidia drivers.
>
> Check out: http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html
>
> Andrew
>
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Alfred <alfred.s at nexicom.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>>
>>>>> Have you tried envyng? It will install nvidia drivers for most
>>>>>
>> cards
>> and works like a charm for me.
>>
>> I'm using something called Ubuntu Ultimate Gamers Edition. It is 7.10
>> with all kinds of Linux Games on it. I'm putting it on another persons
>> machine, dual Boot with Windows 98SE. I need to include the Nvidia
>> Drivers for a 6200. This person likes playing all the old Games that M$
>> made obsolete when Win 2K came around. What is envyng? How does it
>> install the Nvidia Drivers? Taking the Linux Drivers that Nvidia
>> provides is a daunting task. So if there is an easier way of doing it.
>> Lets hear about it?
>>
>>
>>
>> I tried to do all this today, but accidentally formatted the wrong
>> drive, after setting up Windows. So now on some other day, I'll have to
>> do it all again.
>>
>> Alfred!
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: volksman <v0lksman69 at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community
>> <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> To: doxland at shaw.ca, The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community
>> <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Subject: Re: Repositories
>> Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:30:48 -0400
>>
>> Have you tried envyng? It will install nvidia drivers for most cards
>> and works like a charm for me.
>>
>> David Oxland wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Alfred and Laurie
>>>
>>> I'm also faced with the huge log in screen problem on a laptop and
>>> desktop. (not synched in any way)
>>> Did some editing and managed to break gdm so removed and reinstalled it.
>>> Lost the good nvidia driver and haven't got it back yet.
>>> My stuff from /etc/X11/xorg.conf reads
>>>
>>> Section "Device"
>>> Identifier "Failsafe Device"
>>> Boardname "vesa"
>>> Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
>>> Driver "nvidia"
>>> Screen 0
>>> Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
>>> Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
>>> Option "NoLogo" "True"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Monitor"
>>> Identifier "Failsafe Monitor"
>>> Vendorname "Dell"
>>> Modelname "Dell 1400x1050 Laptop Display Panel"
>>> Horizsync 31.5-90.0
>>> Vertrefresh 59.0-75.0
>>> modeline "640x480 at 60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync
>>> -hsync
>>> modeline "640x480 at 72" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -vsync
>>> -hsync
>>> modeline "640x480 at 75" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -vsync
>>> -hsync
>>> modeline "800x600 at 72" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync
>>> +vsync
>>> modeline "800x600 at 75" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync
>>> +vsync
>>> modeline "800x600 at 60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync
>>> +vsync
>>> modeline "832x624 at 75" 57.284 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667
>>> -vsync -hsync
>>> modeline "1024x768 at 75" 78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800
>>> +hsync +vsync
>>> modeline "1024x768 at 70" 75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806
>>> -vsync -hsync
>>> modeline "1024x768 at 60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806
>>> -vsync -hsync
>>> modeline "1152x864 at 75" 108.0 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900
>>> +hsync +vsync
>>> modeline "1280x1024 at 75" 135.0 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028
>>> 1066 +hsync +vsync
>>> modeline "1280x960 at 60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994
>>> -hsync +vsync
>>> modeline "1280x1024 at 60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028
>>> 1066 +hsync +vsync
>>> modeline "1280x960 at 75" 129.86 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002
>>> -hsync +vsync
>>> modeline "1400x1050 at 60" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054
>>> 1087 -hsync +vsync
>>> modeline "1400x1050 at 75" 155.85 1400 1496 1648 1896 1050 1051 1054
>>> 1096 -hsync +vsync
>>> modeline "1600x1200 at 65" 175.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204
>>> 1250 +hsync +vsync
>>> modeline "1600x1200 at 60" 162.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204
>>> 1250 +hsync +vsync
>>> modeline "1600x1200 at 70" 189.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204
>>> 1250 +hsync +vsync
>>> modeline "1792x1344 at 60" 204.8 1792 1920 2120 2448 1344 1345 1348
>>> 1394 -hsync +vsync
>>> modeline "1856x1392 at 60" 218.3 1856 1952 2176 2528 1392 1393 1396
>>> 1439 -hsync +vsync
>>> modeline "1920x1440 at 60" 234.0 1920 2048 2256 2600 1440 1441 1444
>>> 1500 -hsync +vsync
>>> Gamma 1.0
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Screen"
>>> Identifier "Default Screen"
>>> Device "Failsafe Device"
>>> Monitor "Failsafe Monitor"
>>> Defaultdepth 24
>>> SubSection "Display"
>>> Depth 24
>>> Virtual 1920 1440
>>> Modes "800x600 at 72" "800x600 at 75" "640x480 at 75"
>>> "800x600 at 60" "640x480 at 72" "832x624 at 75" "640x480 at 60"
>>> "1024x768 at 75" "1024x768 at 70" "1024x768 at 60" "1152x864 at 75"
>>> "1280x1024 at 75" "1280x960 at 60" "1280x1024 at 60" "1280x960 at 75"
>>> "1400x1050 at 60" "1400x1050 at 75" "1600x1200 at 65" "1600x1200 at 60"
>>> "1600x1200 at 70" "1792x1344 at 60" "1856x1392 at 60" "1920x1440 at 60"
>>> EndSubSection
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't really know what all the above means. all these modes don't
>>> appear in the screen resolutions options but certainly enough for this
>>> laptop.
>>> I'll be watching to see where this goes.
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Andrew Mathenge wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Laurie,
>>>>
>>>> Have you taken a look inside your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file? I believe
>>>> that gdm takes it's resolution from there and it may be using a
>>>> resolution that's not appropriate. Editing this file to remove
>>>> (comment out) the erroneous resolution might help.
>>>>
>>>> Everything I've looked at about the GDM login screen resolution seems
>>>> to point to that file.
>>>>
>>>> Andrew.
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 7:34 PM, Alfred <alfred.s at nexicom.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Laurie:
>>>>>
>>>>> 8.04 is still a bit Experimental with me. I use 7.10 all the time. I
>>>>> was
>>>>> going through the Configurations, and noticed that there are several
>>>>> log
>>>>> in screens in 7.10, and that you can even apply them randomly each time
>>>>> you log-in. I'm using an Acer LCD Screen now, which takes whatever
>>>>> screen Resolution, and then converts it automatically to it's Screen
>>>>> format, filling up the whole screen when the input is either lower or
>>>>> higher resolution. I have not found the resolution format setting of
>>>>> the
>>>>> Log-in screen yet.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alfred!
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Laurie Bell <lveeb at yahoo.com>
>>>>> Reply-To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community
>>>>> <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>>>> To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Repositories
>>>>> Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 15:18:46 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Alfred,
>>>>> Synaptic went when I was getting source list for medibuntu. That error
>>>>> was resolved with a couple of commands supplied by good people on
>>>>> ubuntu
>>>>> list.
>>>>> With login screen I went on ubuntu forums for a solution and found
>>>>> quite a few people had the same problem.Tried one of the
>>>>> solutions,which
>>>>> led to a config setup.Used this as best I could,and ended up with 4
>>>>> screens on main screen,but it fixed the login.However to get back
>>>>> normal
>>>>> screen started 8.04 in recovery mode--repair packages.That gave me my
>>>>> screen back,but the login screen was back to being 800X600.My main
>>>>> screen is 1024X768.
>>>>> Laurie
>>>>>
>>>>> UBUNTU - I am what I am because of who we all are.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>>> From: Alfred <alfred.s at nexicom.net>
>>>>> To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 7, 2008 9:40:18 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Repositories
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Laurie:
>>>>>
>>>>> It sort of sounds like you have a little Gremlin living there, that has
>>>>> access to your Computer, and makes changes to your account. If you are
>>>>> on the Internet, then you need a Virus Checker like Clam - AV, and a
>>>>> Firewall like Firestarter. That way Little Gremlins on the Internet
>>>>> can't do this sort of thing. Loosing Synaptic, might have been
>>>>> caused by
>>>>> someone deleting a Part of your Linux File System. So in this case you
>>>>> might want that "other Person" to have their own account, with their
>>>>> Own
>>>>> Password, and you change your ID and Password, so they can no longer
>>>>> access your Account. Then in System Tools you set permissions on files
>>>>> so that They can't change your setting, and can't edit your Files, or
>>>>> change your Preferences.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you are using 7.10 you might want to turn Comp Wiz off, because that
>>>>> might be the Cause of your not being able to see Log in text. The
>>>>> Password is usually not seen, it just shows up as Astrixs or you can
>>>>> make it look like dots. This is so that someone else watching the
>>>>> screen
>>>>> can't see your Password. This is Normal!
>>>>>
>>>>> You may have the Screen Resolution set too high, this makes the font
>>>>> size look very small. On one of your Panels, you can Right click on it,
>>>>> and then select ADD look for a screen resolution setting Icon, and just
>>>>> put that in the panel. A lower resolution will make things look bigger
>>>>> on the screen. In add remove you can download some of these Extra
>>>>> things. In Synaptic look for those same Files and see if there are
>>>>> additional files that can be added, to give you some more options with
>>>>> them. One might be in System tools, Configuration Editor. Here you can
>>>>> set things like System Font Size. You can also do these things in the
>>>>> Preferences of Applications, so that Font Size and Default Font can be
>>>>> chosen, for an application.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is kind of general, but might help you, until i know some more of
>>>>> your System Details.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alfred!
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Laurie Bell <lveeb at yahoo.com>
>>>>> Reply-To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community
>>>>> <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>>>> To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Repositories
>>>>> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 17:31:40 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Alfred,
>>>>> Thanks,any help would be appreciated.
>>>>> Laurie
>>>>>
>>>>> UBUNTU - I am what I am because of who we all are.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>>> From: Alfred <alfred.s at nexicom.net>
>>>>> To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 5, 2008 6:40:40 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Repositories
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Laurie:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Still can't change the resolution on login screen.Just type in user
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> and password,but can't see it or the options on login.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll try to look into this, it probably has something to do with
>>>>> setting
>>>>> up the default Font, and setting up the Splash Screen or Login
>>>>> Screen. I
>>>>> didn't run into this problem yet, but I'll experiment with it, a bit.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alfred!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Laurie Bell <lveeb at yahoo.com>
>>>>> Reply-To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community
>>>>> <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>>>> To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Repositories
>>>>> Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:38:39 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>>
>>>>> Still can't change the resolution on login screen.Just type in user and
>>>>> password,but can't see it or the options on login.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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