Re: nVidia binary on 2.6.26 [was: Benefits (and risks) of using Sid]
On Tue, 2008-08-05 at 16:29 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 08/05/08 15:53, David Witbrodt wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
> >
> >> My big problems now are:
> >> a) nvidia binary driver doesn't build on .26 (which I need for other
> >> reasons),
> >
> > Sorry to hear that. I've been using the beta 177.13 driver for
> > quite a while now. I built a custom 2.6.26 kernel for my desktop
> > on Saturday, and nvidia 177.13 runs on it very nicely. In fact,
> > when I moved to 177.13 from the stable series, everything seemed to
> > move noticeably faster... I was very impressed and satisfied with
> > the results!
>
> Good to know. It's 173.14.05 (the latest stable) that doesn't build
> with .26.
I've done alright with Sid's 173.14.09 driver and custom .26 kernel as
well. Haven't needed any speed recently, but its works alright.
The problems I have with X at this time are memory hog ones from other
apps.
Kenward
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The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I
have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than
in the church. --Ferdinand Magellan
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