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[Patrick Valdellon <valworx@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey André,

The janitor script does not restrict you to nvidias ftp-servers,
Raphael designed it quite flexible. You can get your nvidia fix from
their ftp-servers or from your repository. lucid's repo contains the
195 series drivers, the x-swat repository contains the .deb files for
the 256 drivers. You can go ahead and just use the janitor script to
download the newer drivers via ftp, or add the x-swat repository with
"sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates" (don't use the
quotes) first and then install the drivers via the janitor script.
Your third option is to install the drivers with "sudo apt-get install
nvidia-current nvidia-current-modaliases nvidia-settings". In any
case, adding the new repo will get you a new x-server with your next
update.

br,
     Patrick

2010/8/6 André Bergner <andre.bergner.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi Patrick,
>
> sorry, that I have to ask again. I still don't understand.
> If I understood your first answer correctly there was a problem with new
> BIOS and the Nvidia-card driver, which gets resolved by some new driver --
> correct?
> If I use the janitor-script, it downloads the latest official nvidia driver
> for linux from their ftp-server.
> Now, if I'd add that ubuntu-x source and upgrade what will happen? Will it
> download an unofficial nvidia driver created by that team? If so, I doubt
> that this will have support for CUDA, which I need.
> Please clearify.
> br, André
>
> 2010/8/5 Patrick Valdellon <valworx@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> André,
>>
>> just add this ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates (
>> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates ) and apt-get
>> upgrade.
>>
>> br,
>>     Patrick
>>
>> 2010/8/5 André Bergner <andre.bergner.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> > Hi Patrick,
>> > thank you for the info. Just one question: what do you mean by 256
>> > series
>> > nvidia driver? Waht is the 256 referring to? The driver version? My
>> > driver
>> > version is 195.36.24. Where should the 256 appear?
>> >
>> > cheers, André
>> >
>> > 2010/8/5 Patrick Valdellon <valworx@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >> I tried out kubuntu lucid the other day, and suspend seems fine. the
>> >> new 256 series nvidia drivers don't care about newer bios/efis
>> >> anymore. Brightness keys in stamina mode don't work.
>> >>
>> >> br,
>> >>   Patrick
>> >>
>> >> 2010/8/4 André Bergner <andre.bergner.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> >> > Hello everybody,
>> >> >
>> >> > at first my situation: I have a vaio z 41 running ubuntu karmic and
>> >> > everything is running fluently so far thanks to Raphaels janitor
>> >> > script,
>> >> > i.e graphics card cold switch works, brightness keys are working, 3g
>> >> > works,
>> >> > hibernating works, ...
>> >> > Now, I have to questions.
>> >> > 1.) I would like to install Ubuntu Lucid. What are the experiences so
>> >> > far?
>> >> > Does everything work flawlessly?
>> >> > I read some time ago that there are troubles with
>> >> > hibernating/standby.
>> >> > Was
>> >> > that a singular issue or a general?
>> >> > Can I use the Janitor script as well to get everything installed?
>> >> > (Raphaels
>> >> > page states the script is for the developer branch)
>> >> > 2.) I would like to upgrade my bios to the latest version which
>> >> > enables
>> >> > Intel's VT-x support. Is anybody using that bios and running linux
>> >> > flawlessly?
>> >> > I remember some thread about problems with that bios and ubuntu but I
>> >> > couldn't find it again. Have those problems been resolved?
>> >> > Thanks in advance.
>> >> > cheers,
>> >> > André
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