Bug loading 8.10

[Leonard Chatagnier]

Have it your way then. But if I installed drivers the normal way than why is mine working flawlessly?  Something is broke alright-:))

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net


--- On Tue, 2/3/09, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Bug loading 8.10
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 6:52 PM
> 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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