[ubuntu-za] Graphics card advice

[William Walter Kinghorn]

Hi

Have a look at this page, it might help

https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates

Found the above via : http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/198801

William
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From: ubuntu-za-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [ubuntu-za-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of frans [dormakorp at vodamail.co.za]
Sent: 18 August 2010 13:53
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Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Graphics card advice

On 10/08/17 06:24 PM, Josh Brodrick wrote:


On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Josh Brodrick <josholikestofly at gmail.com<mailto:josholikestofly at gmail.com>> wrote:


I also like nvidia a lot.  When it is time to buy, I generally look
here.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-460-radeon-hd-5570-gaming,2697.html
 It gives a good guidline on where to start shopping.


Hi Lee

Sorry just one last question that comes to mind.
I read your link above and after quite a bit of research I have decided to go for the nvidia geforce gtx 460.

The thing is as it is a brand new card it needs newer nvidia drivers....the nvidia current driver in lucid is 195.36.24, but the card apparently needs 256.44.

Whats the deal with downloading and installing newer nvidia drivers in ubuntu (I've only ever just used the current ones from System / Administration / Hardware drivers)  and the next question is how do i find what the current driver will be in the maverick release?

Thanks again, especially for the link about the gtx 460 :)

Cheers

Josh


Instaling the 256.*  drivers is possible, though I'd prefer not having to hack Grub for it(some advice there would be nice).

the basics is that you should boot into the commandline or switch to a cli terminal with crtl+alt+F1-F6

cd to the folder you've downloaded the *.run file and install.

there are ways to avoid doing this everytime you're kernel update, and  you do need the kernel source to compile it, but thats it.

now if someone can point my to a howto for making the deb files for the nvidia drivers that would be very nice, I have not found it yet.


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