Intrepid Blues

[NoOp]

On 10/29/2008 05:22 PM, Karl Larsen wrote:
> Chris Jones wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>   
>>>     It appears that Intrepid will never work with my computer. The 
>>> release notes say the needed drivers are not available.
>>>     
>>
>> I find this unlikely.
>>
>> I take it you are referring to the part about the "legacy" nvidia video
>> drivers ?
>>
>> http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/810
>>
>> You said you have a GeForce 6100 in another post ?
>>
>> The nvidia driver release notes
>>
>> http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/177.80/README/appendix-a.html
>>
>> Clearly say this is compatible with the 177 driver, so you should be
>> just fine (Unless your CPU doesn't support SSE, which again I find
>> unlikely unless it is *very* old).
>>
>> I suspect your problem is more your installation is messed up.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>   
>     Chris how is my installation messed up? I told the LiveCD to 
> Install. It did so. Then it said reboot. I did so. By the way I checked 
> my CD and it said it was good. So when Intrepid came up it was a 800x400 
> off center display. I have not been able to fix this.
> 
> I think your wrong.
> 
> Karl
> 
> 

These may be of interest if your driver is 177:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-177
and see:
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-177/+bug/267188>

For those that use the 96 driver (for instance my Quadro4 900 XGL):
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-96
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-96/+bug/251107>
[there is a beta out:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=122139]