NVIDIA driver causes kernel freeze

[Basil Chupin]

On 30/08/2010 08:48, Ric Moore wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-08-29 at 17:50 +1000, Basil Chupin wrote:
>    
>> On 29/08/2010 04:35, Ric Moore wrote:
>>
>> [pruned]
>>
>>      
>>> This is why I prefer installing fresh, from a DVD. It's all there and
>>> not subject to the whims of a net connect file transfer of some very
>>> important bits. Nothing is left over from a previous installation,
>>> things are easy enough to back up and restore. Carefully! :) Ric
>>>
>>>        
>> You ARE talking about Ubuntu/Kubuntu and not some other distro?
>>
>> Here is the official blurb from Ubuntu (Canonical) re DVDs"
>>
>> QUOTE
>>
>>
>>        DVD downloads
>>
>> Don't be confused, even though DVDs can hold far more data than the
>> typical Ubuntu CD, the main benefit of the DVD downloads is to get
>> access to all of the available language packs. *Most people will be fine
>> with the standard CD installer.* There are fewer download locations for
>> the DVD images and this list is updated less frequently than for the CD
>> images.
>>
>>
>> UNQUOTE
>>
>> But then, I think I read that you are happy to purchase a DVD, right? :-)
>>      
> There are far more than just the standard language packs on the DVD's I
> purchase from on-disk.com  I got email from someone there that assured
> me that they installed as much as they could to fit on their DVD's. So,
> this is not from Canonical. But, hold that thought. I just emailed
> on-disk.com and asked them. I'll post their reply here.
>
> I'm not saying I can't be wrong, but I think I'm correct on this one.
> But, I ~will~ post their reply. :) Ric
>    

Holding my breath and counting........ :-) .

BC


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