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[Ara Pulido <ara@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Xorg-prop-drivers-testers] Status update on proprietary
drivers in Lucid
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:13:04 +0100
From: Ara Pulido <ara@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: rajeev nair <rajeev_nfs@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Hello,

On 02/15/2010 03:51 PM, rajeev nair wrote:
> 
> Hi
> So this means, everyone with the ATI cards should just sit and fiddle
> with their fingers until proprietary drivers are available . :)
> 
> No drivers = unable to test.

Yes and no. You can report on a weekly basis that the first test didn't
work for you (you have to install it again, you cannot just submit the
result). You don't need to file new bugs, as it is already filed, you
can point to the one available.

By testing and reporting every week, we gather some good statistics,
that can help us, later on, to see to how many of our committed testers
can use successfully the new drivers as they arrive.

I understand that this can be a bit tedious, but all your efforts will
help other Ubuntu users.

Thanks a lot,
Ara.

> 
> rajeev
> 
> 
> 
> --- On *Mon, 15/2/10, Alberto Milone /<alberto.milone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>/*
> wrote:
> 
> 
>     From: Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     Subject: [Xorg-prop-drivers-testers] Status update on proprietary
>     drivers in Lucid
>     To: xorg-prop-drivers-testers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     Date: Monday, 15 February, 2010, 4:26 PM
> 
>     Hi all,
> 
>     This email is meant to give you an update on the status of proprietary
>     drivers in Lucid and to guide you through the installation of these
>     drivers.
> 
>     == Current Status ==
> 
>     * Nvidia drivers
>       - nvidia-current: the latest stable driver (currently at version
>     190.xx, soon to be updated to 195.xx)
>       - nvidia-173: a legacy driver
>       - nvidia-96: the oldest legacy driver (meant to be used on old cards)
> 
>     * Fglrx (ATI) driver:
>       - No driver is currently available on Lucid. AMD is working to
>     enable compatibility with Lucid's xserver and we should get this
>     driver before the release of Lucid.
>         In the meantime I recommend that you use the open source driver
>     (selected by default) instead.
> 
>     == How to install the nvidia driver manually if Jockey doesn't work
>     for you ==
>     (please file bug reports against Jockey if you experience problems
>     with it)
> 
>     1) Make sure that the kernel headers for your kernel are installed
>     sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
>     2) Install the nvidia driver:
>     sudo apt-get install nvidia-current (or nvidia-173 or nvidia-96,
>     depending on your card)
>     3) Select the driver that you wish to use (you can install all of the
>     nvidia drivers but use only at the time):
>     sudo update-alternatives --config gl_conf
>     sudo ldconfig
>     sudo update-initramfs -u
>     4) Configure your xorg.conf
>     sudo nvidia-xconfig
>     5) Restart your computer (restarting only the xserver might not work)
> 
>     Note: if you wish to see what alternative is in use (i.e. what driver
>     is installed and enabled) you can use the following command:
>     sudo update-alternatives --display gl_conf
> 
>     == How to switch back to the open source driver ==
> 
>     1) Remove your xorg.conf
>     sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>     2) Select the open source alternative (i.e. /usr/lib/mesa/ld.so.conf )
>     with the following command
>     sudo update-alternatives --config gl_conf
>     3) Update the ld cache and the initramfs:
>     sudo ldconfig
>     sudo update-initramfs -u
>     4) Restart your computer
> 
>     Regards,
> 
>     -- 
>     Alberto Milone
>     Sustaining Engineer (system)
>     Foundations Team
>     Canonical OEM Services
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