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From: mjt on 12 Jul 2010 00:35 On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:41:41 +0200 From: "JBJ \(4920\)" <thunder(a)spoergmig.invalid> Newsgroups: alt.os.linux Organization: SunSITE.dk - Supporting Open source **** X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 **** > A small tip to those with older graphic card from either ATI or > nVidia, try Mandriva One 2009. Where Unbutu 9.10 up to 10.04 would > not work with 3D on my nVidia Vanta or ATI radeon 9100, Mandriva > works just fine:) And Compiz Fusion works like a dream. PEBKAC And I've been using Linux distros since before "older graphics cards" existed and I've never had an issue. AAMOF, I've got 20+ distros installed right now on this box and have had zero issues with configuring my nvidia card. -- "Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?" - Lily Tomlin <<< Remove YOURSHOES to email me >>>
From: JBJ (4920) on 12 Jul 2010 11:28 "mjt" <myswtestYOURSHOES(a)gmail.com> skrev i meddelelsen news:20100711233522.171ee0ed(a)stimpy.site... > On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:41:41 +0200 > From: "JBJ \(4920\)" <thunder(a)spoergmig.invalid> > Newsgroups: alt.os.linux > Organization: SunSITE.dk - Supporting Open source > **** X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 **** > > >> A small tip to those with older graphic card from either ATI or >> nVidia, try Mandriva One 2009. Where Unbutu 9.10 up to 10.04 would >> not work with 3D on my nVidia Vanta or ATI radeon 9100, Mandriva >> works just fine:) And Compiz Fusion works like a dream. > > PEBKAC > > > And I've been using Linux distros since before > "older graphics cards" existed and I've never had > an issue. AAMOF, I've got 20+ distros installed > right now on this box and have had zero issues > with configuring my nvidia card. > > -- > "Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?" > - Lily Tomlin > <<< Remove YOURSHOES to email me >>> > > Is it a Vanta card? -- Mvh / with kind regards JBJ (4920)
From: JBJ (4920) on 12 Jul 2010 11:29 "ray" <ray(a)zianet.com> skrev i meddelelsen news:89vbheFbo6U18(a)mid.individual.net... > On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:41:41 +0200, JBJ \(4920\) wrote: > >> A small tip to those with older graphic card from either ATI or nVidia, >> try Mandriva One 2009. Where Unbutu 9.10 up to 10.04 would not work with >> 3D on my nVidia Vanta or ATI radeon 9100, Mandriva works just fine:) And >> Compiz Fusion works like a dream. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandriva_One#Mandriva_Linux_One >> >> http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/MandrivaLinux/official/ > iso/ >> >> Newer version, I have not tried it, is available from here >> >> http://www2.mandriva.com/downloads/one/ > > Strange. I have an Nvidia card in a computer I bought about 7 or eight > years ago (P4 2.4ghz) - I've never had a moment's problem with it in > Ubuntu - which I've been running on it for about four years now. > Is it Vanta 16MB? -- Mvh / with kind regards JBJ (4920)
From: JBJ (4920) on 12 Jul 2010 11:30 "J G Miller" <miller(a)yoyo.ORG> skrev i meddelelsen news:i1dpm5$hca$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:41:41 +0200, JBJ \(4920\) wrote: >> >> Where Unbutu 9.10 up to 10.04 would not work with 3D on >> my nVidia Vanta or ATI radeon 9100, Mandriva works just fine And Compiz >> Fusion works like a dream. > > So why do you not use it? > >> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 >> X-MimeOLE: Produced> By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18197 > I am trying out different systems, to find the ones I like, so if I find one then it goes on the shelf and I try other ones. In the meantime I'm using my laptop for mail and news. Thats why! -- Mvh / with kind regards JBJ (4920)
From: sctvguy1 on 12 Jul 2010 11:39
JBJ (4920) wrote: > "J G Miller" <miller(a)yoyo.ORG> skrev i meddelelsen > news:i1dpm5$hca$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:41:41 +0200, JBJ \(4920\) wrote: >>> >>> Where Unbutu 9.10 up to 10.04 would not work with 3D on >>> my nVidia Vanta or ATI radeon 9100, Mandriva works just fine And Compiz >>> Fusion works like a dream. >> >> So why do you not use it? >> >>> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 >>> X-MimeOLE: Produced> By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18197 >> > > > I am trying out different systems, to find the ones I like, so if I find > one then it goes on the shelf and I try other ones. In the meantime I'm > using my laptop for mail and news. Thats why! Don't even bother to reply to posters who are OCD on "headers" and what newsreader you are using. Perhaps they do not have a job, so they do not know that a person must post on whatever is available at work. |