8.10 problems

[Karl Larsen]

Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> "Karl F. Larsen" <klarsen1 at gmail.com>  said:
>   
>> I found a non-ubuntu kernel image with the Sympatic package 
>> system and installed it. Rebooted and it must be the image they use
>> to get the 600X600 image I now have. I give up. Support for a nVidia 
>> computer using a 6300 series nVidia hardware is non-existant on  8.10 
>> today. This is odd because Hardy has fine support for nVidia 6300
>> series.
>>
>> Karl
>>     
>
> Hi, Karl,
> Have you tried doing in automagically using envy-gtk?  It's in the
> repos and worked well for me.
> Here's what it does:
> ------------------------
> install the ATI or the NVIDIA driver
> EnvyNG is an application written in Python which will download the
> latest ATI or NVIDIA driver or the Legacy driver (for older cards)
> (according to the model of your card) from ATI or Nvidia's website
> and set it up for you handling dependencies (compilers, OpenGL,
> etc.) which are required in order to build and use the driver.
> Also, I'm pretty sure the repos are up, at least the main USA ones.
> Are you having problems with them or getting error messages when you
> reload your package list?
> -------------------------
> And the name of the program is, "syNAPtic," not, "syMPAtic."
>
> Cybe R. Wizard
>   

Sorry about the syMPAtic...and the envoy-gtk I never heard of. But if it 
goes to the nVidia web page it will,of course, find the right driver if 
it checks for it on the computer.

There are a couple of repos I found yesterday that seemed to have nVidia 
drivers and I got one. It was the wrong one for my 6300 series hardware.

I will try it and see if it works and report back.


Karl