Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using an Nvidia MX440

2009-02-01 Thread Kev
Oh - sorry - I didn't even look at it :( tbh I think I was mucking about with it helping someone on the forums - that xorg was my working one with TV out etc before I changed my card and was using the 96.43.09-0ubuntu1.1 driver. Kev Steve Baugh wrote: > Kev, > > Thanks for your xorg file.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using an Nvidia MX440

2009-02-01 Thread Steve Baugh
Kev, Thanks for your xorg file. I noticed it uses the 'nv' driver and I am trying to get the version 96 driver going but it will give me a guide. I noticed some other posts about this card on this list so I will let you all know how I get on. Thanks again, Steve On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 21:23 +

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using an Nvidia MX440

2009-01-30 Thread piskie
xorg attached I hope - if not I'll post it it's the one I was using when I had the card - pretty sure that when I had the card I was caught up in all that Michael alludes to - I know I had to use proposed at the time to get it. I looked at my nvidia thread - I think that in the end I did a cl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using an Nvidia MX440

2009-01-30 Thread Steve Baugh
Michael, Kev, Thanks for your comments and pointing me to the bug report. I am using Intrepid 32 bit. The bug report mentions a number of xorg.conf tweaks so that could be it. I would be interested to see your xorg.conf, Kev. The following comes up a lot: Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True" There

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using an Nvidia MX440

2009-01-30 Thread piskie
Yes I did - up to Intrepid, though it took some fiddling then - I can't remember quite what I needed to do, nor did I ever try it wine. Originally I did have some odd font problems but they seemed to be caused by an oddity in my /home. I do have copy of my old xorg if that's of any use Kev St

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using an Nvidia MX440

2009-01-30 Thread Michael Wood
Yes I have, What version of Ubuntu are you running on the second PC ? There were problems with Intrepid because of the new Xorg server and nvidia not having released a driver that was compatiable with it, though this is mostly resolved now: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphic

[ubuntu-uk] Using an Nvidia MX440

2009-01-30 Thread Steve Baugh
I have two Ubuntu systems, this one using an Nvidia 8400 quite successfully and anther one which is only used for my Amateur Radio activities. The second PC has an Nvidia MX440 in an AGP slot. The 2D nv driver works OK but I would like to be able to run programs using OpenGL. To this end I downloa