[olug] Ubuntu 8.10 RC X.Org Resolution problems

Jordan Fox vmifox at gmail.com
Fri Oct 31 22:06:19 UTC 2008


This won't help Amy, but it might help you.

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/common-problems-and-solutions-for-nvidia-restricted-drivers-after-ubuntu-810-intrepid-ibex-upgrade.html

Jordan

On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:

> I'm in the same boat as you with the 8.10 + NVidia issues.  In
> mid-September
> I finally got my NVidia cards working under 8.04 and it was really nice.  I
> was using the NVidia binary drivers and life was good.  I even documented
> my
> setup on this forum:
>
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=1814318
>
> Unfortunately a week later I decided to help the world by running
> 8.10-beta.  And ever since then I can't get my legacy GeForce MX/400
> working. :-(
>
> I'm tempted to give NVidia another week to get their 8.10 issues
> straightened out, then down-grade to 8.04 again.  I don't have much reason
> to stick with 8.10 that isn't available in 8.04, so it's an option to me.
>
> Dan
>
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