On Tue, Apr 13, 2004 at 02:08:34PM +0200, Hans du Plooy wrote:
> On Thursday 08 April 2004 20:06, Pigeon wrote:
> > ...hack the video card's BIOS, so you get a penguin in POST instead of
> > the video card manufacturer's logo?
>
> If you know how would you please tell us?
> :-)
Well, the actual BI
> I always just `make include/linux/version.h`
Thanks, that works. I added a mention of it and acknowledged you at
http://home.comcast.net/~andrex/Debian-nVidia/troubleshooting.html.
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On Thursday 08 April 2004 20:06, Pigeon wrote:
> ...hack the video card's BIOS, so you get a penguin in POST instead of
> the video card manufacturer's logo?
If you know how would you please tell us?
:-)
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> I always just `make include/linux/version.h`
Thanks, good suggestion. I'll try it.
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On Tue, 2004-04-06 at 04:52, Sridhar M.A. wrote:
> I am facing a problem in installing the nvidia binary driver with
> the latest kernel 2.6.5.
>
> With the earlier kernel versions, I could install the driver without any
> hassles. I get the following error message when I try to
> install it with
On 8. April 2004 at 1:02AM -0700,
William Ballard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 09:55:20AM +0200, Frédéric Dreier wrote:
> > Actually I though it was the way to get an higher resolution
> > console. not really a 'must' but console looks better :-)
>
> I don't use the Frame
On 8. April 2004 at 9:55AM +0200,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >That's to be expected. It's the framebuffer. It exists
> >because it works better for some people.
>
> Actually I though it was the way to get an higher resolution
> console. not really a 'must' but console looks better :-)
Does it
Frédéric Dreier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said on Thu, 08 Apr 2004 09:55:20 +0200:
>
> >That's to be expected. It's the framebuffer. It exists because it
> >works better for some people.
>
> Actually I though it was the way to get an higher resolution console.
> not really a 'must' but console looks
Paul Johnson wrote:
Frédéric Dreier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Paul Johnson wrote:
Steve Freitas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
How is ATI support better than Nvidia ? As far as I know, both provide
binary drivers, and nvidia was at this game much earlier than ati.
I had nothing but bad experie
Pigeon wrote:
On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 09:55:20AM +0200, Fr?d?ric Dreier wrote:
That's to be expected. It's the framebuffer. It exists because it
works better for some people.
Actually I though it was the way to get an higher resolution console.
not really a 'must' but console looks better :-)
On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 09:08:51AM +0800, csj wrote:
> On 6. April 2004 at 10:38AM -0700,
> Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> [...]
>
> > Even Linus tells people not to use framebuffer for anything
> > unless they have to.
>
> So how do you get the cute bootup penguin?
...hack the
On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 09:55:20AM +0200, Fr?d?ric Dreier wrote:
> >That's to be expected. It's the framebuffer. It exists because it
> >works better for some people.
> >
> >
>
> Actually I though it was the way to get an higher resolution console.
> not really a 'must' but console looks bette
Andrew Schulman wrote:
In kernel 2.6.5, "make clean" has become more aggressive and now removes
some files that you need to build some modules, e.g. nvidia and vmware. If
you run "make clean" after you build your kernel-- and this happens by
default if, for example, you build the kernel with make-
Paul Johnson wrote:
csj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
On 6. April 2004 at 10:38AM -0700,
Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[...]
Even Linus tells people not to use framebuffer for anything
unless they have to.
So how do you get the cute bootup penguin?
Who needs a boot penguin when you on
On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 09:55:20AM +0200, Frédéric Dreier wrote:
> Actually I though it was the way to get an higher resolution console.
> not really a 'must' but console looks better :-)
I don't use the Framebuffer because if I'm not in X I usually want to do
some serious crunching, and `yes |
That's to be expected. It's the framebuffer. It exists because it
works better for some people.
Actually I though it was the way to get an higher resolution console.
not really a 'must' but console looks better :-)
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Frédéric Dreier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>>Actually I have more 'diffcult' experience with ATI than nvidia... the
>>>last time I checked, framebuffer still hangs when I switch from X to
>>>consoles with my ATI 9700.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Your point? Even
Actually I have more 'diffcult' experience with ATI than nvidia... the
last time I checked, framebuffer still hangs when I switch from X to
consoles with my ATI 9700.
Your point? Even Linus tells people not to use framebuffer for
anything unless they have to.
my point is:
In my case, fra
csj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On 6. April 2004 at 10:38AM -0700,
> Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> [...]
>
>> Even Linus tells people not to use framebuffer for anything
>> unless they have to.
>
> So how do you get the cute bootup penguin?
Who needs a boot penguin when you only
> I am facing a problem in installing the nvidia binary driver with
> the latest kernel 2.6.5.
>
> With the earlier kernel versions, I could install the driver without any
> hassles. I get the following error message when I try to
> install it with kernel 2.6.5:
>
> ERROR: Unable to determine t
On 6. April 2004 at 10:38AM -0700,
Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[...]
> Even Linus tells people not to use framebuffer for anything
> unless they have to.
So how do you get the cute bootup penguin?
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Antony Gelberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 02:50:45PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
>> This is an English-speaking mailing list. English is read from the
>> top, down by the flow of context, not random order. Even first-year,
>> non-native speakers pick up on this.
>
> It'
On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 02:50:45PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
> This is an English-speaking mailing list. English is read from the
> top, down by the flow of context, not random order. Even first-year,
> non-native speakers pick up on this.
It's not what you say, so much as how you say it. *PLO
This is an English-speaking mailing list. English is read from the
top, down by the flow of context, not random order. Even first-year,
non-native speakers pick up on this.
Please turn your line wraps on, 72 columns is good.
"Freivald, Joseph A, GVSOL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> How is the A
Am Mittwoch, 7. April 2004 01:35 schrieb Miky J:
> >The string "(gcc" was not found in the /proc/version
^^
> So do you see that ? It doesn't see the string gcc
> while it's written gcc 3.3.3
They can't find (gcc, and I can't see this in your text, too
.
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On Wednesday 07 April 2004 15:07, Freivald, Joseph A, GVSOL wrote:
> How is the ATI xfree driver any better than the NV xfree driver?
At least for some cards (everything up to 7500 definitely, and I *think* 8500
and 9x00 series cards as well) have hardware 3D support in the radeon.o
driver, whil
day, April 06, 2004 1:39 PM
To: Frédéric Dreier
Cc: Steve Freitas; Gokul Poduval; Debian Users
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.6.5 and Nvidia driver
Frédéric Dreier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
>
>>Steve Freitas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>>>&g
On Wednesday 07 April 2004 12:44, Antonio Rodriguez wrote:
> Is there a good alternative to ati and nvidia that is good and open
> source friendly at this time in the market, or we are all screwed?
Nothing that offers similar performance. If your focus isn't gaming but
simply good graphics tha
On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 07:40:24AM -0400, Roberto Sanchez wrote:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
> >Gokul Poduval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> >
> >>>1) Go to http://www.minion.de/ and get the appropriate driver.
> >>>2) Realize that nVidia is more trouble than it's worth.
> >>>3) Chuck nVidia card, get
Frédéric Dreier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
>
>>Steve Freitas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
How is ATI support better than Nvidia ? As far as I know, both provide
binary drivers, and nvidia was at this game much earlier than ati.
>>> I had nothing but bad experi
I unfortunately not have the chance to criticize
nvidia's driver since, I cannot make install their
driver with their installer
i have this message
>gcc-version-check failed:
>
>The string "(gcc" was not found in the /proc/version
>string: "Linux version 2.6.4 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (version
>gcc 3.
Paul Johnson wrote:
"Sridhar M.A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
1) Go to http://www.minion.de/ and get the appropriate driver.
2) Realize that nVidia is more trouble than it's worth.
3) Chuck nVidia card, get a video card who cares about the Linux
community (like, say, ATI).
This from nvidia dow
Paul William wrote:
You and everybody else with a 2.6 kernel and an nVidiot card. I can't
Nvidias latest drivers work with a 2.6.0 kernel.
That is 5336?
Hugo
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Am Dienstag, 6. April 2004 10:20 schrieb Sebastiaan:
> yes, nvidia doesn't support 2.6 out of the box. Fortunately there exists a
> patch. However, you can't use the Debian package, so I suggest to
> uninstall it first to prevent incorrect apt updates.
>
> Both NVidia and VMWare work correctly on
Am Dienstag, 6. April 2004 07:09 schrieb Paul William:
> I think you cannot use the nvidia drivers since 2.6.3.
I have 5336 working with 2.6.4 without any modifications.
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I'm having this problem with Toshiba 5105 laptop, kernel-2.6.4 and nvidia
driver 1.0-5336 downloaded from Nvidia. There is about a 1/4 inch gap of the
screen not being used on the right hand side of the screen running
vertically. I used to be able to fix this problem (with kernel-2.4.x) by
edit
deb http://people.debian.org/~rdonald/nvidia unstable/i386/
deb http://people.debian.org/~rdonald/nvidia modules-unstable/i386/
deb http://people.debian.org/~rdonald/nvidia pre/i386/
i just use the stuff there saves time instead of compiling the kernel
interface yourself
On Mon, 2004-04-05 at 2
Thus spake Paul William ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> >You and everybody else with a 2.6 kernel and an nVidiot card. I can't
>
> Nvidias latest drivers work with a 2.6.0 kernel.
I'm running 2.6.5 on debian unstable with the latest NVidia drivers and
they work great. Only problem is every time I re
Paul Johnson wrote:
Gokul Poduval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
1) Go to http://www.minion.de/ and get the appropriate driver.
2) Realize that nVidia is more trouble than it's worth.
3) Chuck nVidia card, get a video card who cares about the Linux
community (like, say, ATI).
How is ATI support be
On Tue, 2004-04-06 at 11:46, Paul William wrote:
[snip]
> > 3) Chuck nVidia card, get a video card who cares about the Linux
> >community (like, say, ATI).
I wouldn't say that /-| I have a FireGL card in my laptop, and it is
really messy.
mvh,
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You and everybody else with a 2.6 kernel and an nVidiot card. I can't
Nvidias latest drivers work with a 2.6.0 kernel.
wait until I have money again so I can see just how far an nVidia card
will sail when launched from a skyscraper rooftop.
Any pointers?
1) Go to http://www.minion.de/ and ge
On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 12:09:32AM -0700, Steve Freitas wrote:
I had nothing but bad experience with Nvidia's binary drivers. They kept
Can't say that. I never had any problems with the nvidia drivers.
driver, is completely pathetic. The XFree86 Radeon driver, on the other hand,
has performed so
High,
On Tue, 6 Apr 2004, Sridhar M.A. wrote:
> I am facing a problem in installing the nvidia binary driver with
> the latest kernel 2.6.5.
>
> With the earlier kernel versions, I could install the driver without any
> hassles. I get the following error message when I try to
> install it with ke
Paul Johnson wrote:
Steve Freitas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
How is ATI support better than Nvidia ? As far as I know, both provide
binary drivers, and nvidia was at this game much earlier than ati.
I had nothing but bad experience with Nvidia's binary drivers. They kept
locking up my
Steve Freitas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> How is ATI support better than Nvidia ? As far as I know, both provide
>> binary drivers, and nvidia was at this game much earlier than ati.
>
> I had nothing but bad experience with Nvidia's binary drivers. They kept
> locking up my machine completely
> How is ATI support better than Nvidia ? As far as I know, both provide
> binary drivers, and nvidia was at this game much earlier than ati.
I had nothing but bad experience with Nvidia's binary drivers. They kept
locking up my machine completely. The open-source alternative, XFree86's nv
drive
Gokul Poduval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> 1) Go to http://www.minion.de/ and get the appropriate driver.
>> 2) Realize that nVidia is more trouble than it's worth.
>> 3) Chuck nVidia card, get a video card who cares about the Linux
>>community (like, say, ATI).
>
> How is ATI support better
1) Go to http://www.minion.de/ and get the appropriate driver.
2) Realize that nVidia is more trouble than it's worth.
3) Chuck nVidia card, get a video card who cares about the Linux
community (like, say, ATI).
How is ATI support better than Nvidia ? As far as I know, both provide
binary drive
"Sridhar M.A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am facing a problem in installing the nvidia binary driver with
> the latest kernel 2.6.5.
You and everybody else with a 2.6 kernel and an nVidiot card. I can't
wait until I have money again so I can see just how far an nVidia card
will sail when la
I think you cannot use the nvidia drivers since 2.6.3.
Sridhar M.A. wrote:
I am facing a problem in installing the nvidia binary driver with
the latest kernel 2.6.5.
With the earlier kernel versions, I could install the driver without any
hassles. I get the following error message when I try to
I am facing a problem in installing the nvidia binary driver with
the latest kernel 2.6.5.
With the earlier kernel versions, I could install the driver without any
hassles. I get the following error message when I try to
install it with kernel 2.6.5:
ERROR: Unable to determine the NVIDIA kerne
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