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[Karl Larsen]

steve wrote:
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>>>>> Mario Vukelic wrote:
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>>>>>> On Wed, 2008-10-29 at 11:44 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
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>>>>>>>     I have Intrepid up but it is not useful because it can't be used
>>>>>>> yet for a nVidia computer.
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>>>>>> That statement is a little too broad. See release notes re nvidia:
>>>>>> <http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/810#nVidia%20%22legacy%22%
>>>>>> 20video%20support>
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>>>>>     In the release notes it says:
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>>>>> The 71 and 96 series of proprietary nVidia drivers, as provided by the 
>>>>> nvidia-glx-legacy and nvidia-glx packages in Ubuntu 8.04, are not 
>>>>> compatible with the X.Org included in Ubuntu 8.10.
>>>>>
>>>>>     This means the nVidia drivers that work so well in Gutsy and Hardy 
>>>>> are NOT AVAILABLE in Intrepid.
>>>>>
>>>>> Unless you know more than I do it seems my computer and thousands others 
>>>>> will not be able to use Intrepid.
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>>>>>           
>> I doubt that, what about backports?
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>> enable backports in synaptic, and try linux-backports-modules-intrepid
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>> anyone have experience with this?
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>>> I have zero experience with backports. What is it?
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>>> Karl
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> wait til someone else chimes in about backported restricted drivers ok,
> I dont want to break anything of yours.  Id do it on my own box, but I
> dont mind fixing things.
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> Then again, intrepid nvidia drivers that work may be released tomorrow
> with the "released" version, we're all on RC now.  Maybe you can do
> without wobbly windows until then?
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    Since the Release Notes say they are not going to fix the problem, 
how can you say try tomorrow?????

Karl


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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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