This is a bugfix release which should solve a bug which caused problems during the compilation of driver 9631.

I *warmly* recommend to update to this release.

An Italian user tested Envy for me since I haven’t got a new Nvidia card yet.

Posted by Alberto Milone | March 28, 2007 8:00 pm
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Today my GeForce FX 5500 died…

Good news: I popped in my ATI 1600, kindly donated by Jeff (which I used on my old testing box) a few months ago, and now I can use my computer again.

Bad news: I won’t be able to work on Envy for Nvidia cards :-/ … just when Envy’s support for Feisty was almost complete…

Posted by Alberto Milone | March 17, 2007 5:32 pm
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Here is the changelog

* Fixed: Automatic installation of the ATI driver Using the textual interface made Envy exit.
* Changed: Envy now depends on python-glade2
* Fixed: the md5 of ATI latest driver (for 64bit) had not been updated
* Changed: (Temporarily) disabled the support for Ubuntu Dapper
* Changed: (Temporarily) disabled AIGLX option removal

If you need to use Envy with Dapper you can still use version 0.8.2.

Posted by Alberto Milone | March 12, 2007 12:00 am
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This is a bugfix release. Here is the changelog:

* Fixed: compilation error with Nvidia driver 9631
* Changed: Envy GTK interface returns to its initial position after an operation is
performed (radio button 1 is enabled by default)

Posted by Alberto Milone | March 10, 2007 11:47 am
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Here is the changelog:

* Added: ATI driver 8.34.8
* Added: Nvidia driver 9755
* Removed: ATI driver 8.33.6
* Removed: Nvidia driver 9746
* Changed: Envy’s frontend in pyGTK keeps a log file /var/log/envy-installer.log
* Changed: the getdriver function in classes.py is more readable and relies much less
on bash

Here is ATI’s changelog:

-New Features:
* support for the ATI Xpress™ 1250 IGP for AMD based motherboards (which currently does not
support Hardware Accelerated Video)
-Resolved Issues
* A system hang no longer occurs when attempting to resume from hibernation mode. Further
details can be found in topic number 737-22059
* Loading the XVideo Extension on 64-bit Xorg 6.9+ systems no longer results in the X Server
segfaulting when launching. This issue was known to occur with Radeon X1K products.
* Running aticonfig–dtop=(horizontal|vertical) no longer results in clone mode being
activated when attempting to enable big desktop mode
* Running through the un-install of the Linux graphics driver no longer results in the fglx
and ati folders failing to be removed

Here is Nvidia’s changelog:

Release Highlights

* Added support for Quadro FX 4600 and Quadro FX 5600
* Added initial support for NVIDIA SLI with GeForce 8800, Quadro FX 4600, and Quadro FX 5600


NOTE: Make sure you remove Envy 0.9.0 before to install 0.9.1 by typing:
sudo aptitude purge envy

Enjoy!

Posted by Alberto Milone | March 9, 2007 8:44 pm
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I warmly recommend you to upgrade envy_0.9.0-0ubuntu1 to envy_0.9.0-0ubuntu2 since it fixes a few problems with the newlegacy (9631) and the legacy (7184) driver.

Here is the changelog:

* Fixed: compilation errors with Nvidia driver 9631
* Changed: the nvidia or fglrx folders inside /usr/src/modules are removed every time
* Fixed: smoother uninstallation of the Nvidia legacy driver
* Changed: Nvidia legacy driver (7184) is temporarily retrieved from Ubuntu’s restricted repositories
therefore there is no reason to blacklist the Nvidia legacy driver any longer

Posted by Alberto Milone | March 8, 2007 5:57 pm
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Envy 0.9.0 is now available.

I have written a GUI for Envy in PyGTK (the old Textual interface is also available).

If you used a previous version of Envy or if you used the Nvidia installer you should follow point “B” of the Frequently Asked Question on my webpage.

NOTE: Envy doesn’t support Feisty yet. Envy 0.9.x for Feisty will be released when it’s ready.

Here is a list of changes straight from the changelog:

  • Added: Envy front-end in pyGTK is now available and can be launched by typing “sudo envy -g” or
    by selecting it in the “Applications/System Tools” menu
  • Changed: Envy textual installer can be launched by typing “sudo envy -t”
  • Added: Envy frontend in pyGTK keeps a log file /usr/share/envy/log.txt
  • Added: installing the Nvidia driver adds an icon to access “nvidia-settings” in the
    “Applications/System Tools” menu
  • Changed: Composite is now enabled by default for both the latest and the new legacy driver
    (Nvidia)
  • Added: AIGLX is now disabled for the ATI driver (all versions) and for the Nvidia legacy driver
  • Changed: there is no need to stop the Xserver any more.
  • Changed: the Nvidia driver is now packaged via some (tweaked) Debian scripts and the module is
    compiled with module-assistant
  • Changed: Envy has several dependencies and doesn’t try to install them via script any more.

and here is a (tiny) screenshot of Envy’s GUI:
Envy GUI

Make sure you read the Frequently Asked Question before using Envy or asking questions on this blog.

Enjoy this new release of Envy!

P.S. I would like to thank Automatix and EasyUbuntu’s developers since I have learnt a few things by reading their source codes.

Posted by Alberto Milone | March 5, 2007 5:36 pm
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