[Ubuntu Chicago] Your next challenge is NVIDIA drivers and components.

[Kendall Brown]

Hey Guys:

I just thought I'd drop you a line and let you know my progress.  I'm 
still not able to get into Ubuntu.  I get all the way to the login 
prompt and the screen freezes after three seconds.  I removed the sound 
card like you said but it still does the same thing. 

Kendall Brown


Max Luebbe wrote:
> Seconding what everyone else has already said - I used to admin a 
> research lab that ran nothing but Ubuntu Linux (No windows machines on 
> my watch!) and when building boxes I explicitly chose NVidia graphics 
> because the binary drivers worked well and provided awesome 
> performance. One of the last boxes I put together was a dual xeon with 
> an agp 6600GT.
>
> Temporary workaround for getting screwed by lousy creative drivers is 
> to enable your ac97 on your motherboard if you've got it via the bios. 
> If you are looking for better audio than that and are willing to spend 
> a few dollars, you can probably find a sound blaster 5.1 live card for 
> $10 or so somewhere on the internet, and this card behaves well under 
> linux.
>
> If you're having problems or haven't tried this yet, this is the way 
> to get stable nvidia drivers for your card:
>
> sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx
> sudo nvidia-glx-config enable
>
> then restart x or reboot if you're feeling lazy, and you should be up 
> and running.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> -Max
> www.intentionallyobsolete.com <http://www.intentionallyobsolete.com>
>
> On 3/5/07, *Eddie Martinez* <eddiemartinez at gmail.com 
> <mailto:eddiemartinez at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     from the research i did a month or so ago on a creative soundblast
>     audio card, Creative doesn't like linux, or at least their audio
>     cards.
>
>     On 3/5/07, RJ Marsan <rjmarsan at gmail.com
>     <mailto:rjmarsan at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     > i <3 the 6600gt, works great with the latest nvidia drivers,
>     even got aiglx
>     > workin.
>     > other than the sound card, which i have no experiance with,
>     sounds like
>     > you're good ta go
>     >
>     > On 3/5/07, Freddy Martinez <freddymartinez9 at ubuntu.com
>     <mailto:freddymartinez9 at ubuntu.com>> wrote:
>     > >
>     > > Its the sound card most likely. Creative does not support that
>     card (afaik
>     > > from my research last year). Anyone else have ideas?
>     > >
>     > > On 3/5/07, Kendall Brown <kendallbrown at earthlink.net
>     <mailto:kendallbrown at earthlink.net>> wrote:
>     > > >
>     > > > Hello:
>     > > >
>     > > > I know you're not a support channel but I hope you don't
>     mind if I make
>     > > > a request of your team.  If you're not completely immersed
>     in another
>     > > > project I'd like to ask that someone looks into providing
>     support for
>     > > > NVIDIA based components on motherboards and graphics
>     cards?  I've heard
>     > > > such wonderful comments on the stability and functionality
>     of Linux and
>     > > > I'd really like to see this for myself but I have yet to
>     find any
>     > > > version of Linux that works on my computer without locking
>     up at some
>     > > > point during the installation.
>     > > >
>     > > > Gigabyte K8NSNXP Socket 754
>     > > > Sempron +3400
>     > > > XFX GeForce 6600GT
>     > > > 2GB RAM
>     > > > X-FI Creative sound card
>     > > >
>     > > > Something in this combination doesn't like Linux and causes
>     my computer
>     > > > to freeze every time.
>     > > >
>     > > > --
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>     > > >
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >
>     > > --
>     > > Best,
>     > > Freddy Martinez
>     > > Kubuntu. Linux for human beings.
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