Bug loading 8.10

[Karl F. Larsen]

Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> --- On Tue, 2/3/09, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> From: Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Bug loading 8.10
>> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 5:56 PM
>> I just loaded 8.10 on this nVida computer and when it reboot
>> there 
>> were 2 errors. In the 8.10 menu.lst it lists 8.10 first and
>> then 7.01 
>> and then 8.04.
>>
>>     Then I tried to load the nVidia driver and the panel
>> came up and I 
>> selected 173 and it started to d/l but then the entire
>> computer froze. A 
>> panel came up wanting me to send an error message but I was
>> not able to, 
>> of course. There is a serious bug in the loader of
>> non-Ubuntu drivers.
>>
>>     Both of these bugs maybe already reported.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>
>>     
> Why not install/use the latest nvidia driver from the repos as I do.
> i A nvidia-glx-180
> nvidia-common
> i   nvidia-180-kernel-source                                                   
> i   nvidia-180-modaliases
> i A nvidia-settings
>
> I run intrepid 64 bit with an nvidia MB and
> PCIE GeForce 9400 GT but even when running a GeForce 7100 GS I used the newest nvidia proprietary driver from the repos and got best results
> .
> Leonard Chatagnier
> lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
>  
>
>   
    Get real. I am not talking about what I'm going to use. I am saying 
the normal way to get your nVidia working is broken in 8.10. I will find 
a good way to do things.


Karl


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