New nVIDIA Linux driver
My recent exploits with the combination Linux and graphics drivers have been disastrous to say the least. Fedora 9 on katana is in an absolute state of disrepair. No Compiz for starters and no window title bars. Basically a system that is hell to work with. I know: the upgrade from F8 was my own doing.
On G2S, I’ve had no joy with Mandriva 2008.1. There, the nVIDIA driver is in no mood to load either. Compilation into the kernel fails because of various dependency issues. I cannot iron them out. I don’t want to try anymore.
Currently, I’m in the process of getting down the 2008.1 Mandriva PowerPack that will hopefully bundle everything I need. In the meantime, some relief may be at hand from another source: hot off the press is the announcement of a new Linux driver from nVIDIA. The version is 173.14.05.
I haven’t tried it out yet, just downloaded the 19MB installer. Most exciting are the following comments in the feature list:
- Added preliminary support for X.Org server 1.5
- Restored compatibility with recent Linux 2.6 kernels
As important as those two are to everyone considering a newly released distro, they appear rather far down the list…
Will it be possible for me to resurrect katana and make F9 work the way it should? Stay tuned to find out…
