If envy 0.5.1 gave you a md5 error and refused to install the driver you should try version 0.5.1-0ubuntu2. Sorry for the inconvenience

Bad news: * The new releases of Envy do not support Ubuntu Breezy any more (since I would not be able to test it) Good news: * The new releases of Envy do NOT remove the restricted-modules any more. This means that everyone can use it, even users who connect to the Internet through wireless […]

These packages contain the Nvidia Beta driver 9626, therefore they WILL NOT BE SUPPORTED in any way and you shoud USE THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK. Therefore you should NOT ask for help on my testing thread in the forum. I usually do not provide beta drivers but I have made an exception in this case, […]

My Testing repositories are now available for Ubuntu Edgy. The restricted modules include the Nvidia driver 8776 and the ATI driver 8.29.6 You can try my Non-Legacy repositories: for Ubuntu Edgy 32bit: deb http://albertomilone.com/drivers/edgy/nonlegacy/32bit binary/ OR for Ubuntu Edgy 64bit: deb http://albertomilone.com/drivers/edgy/nonlegacy/64bit binary/ You can read more on my website: Ubuntu’s Bleeding Edge Driver And […]

NVIDIA Driver 8776 is now available in my Testing Repositories. Here is the Changelog by Nvidia: * Added hotfix for Rapid7 Advisory R7-0025. Please view this NVIDIA Knowledgebase article for more information on this hotfix and the affected drivers. In other words they fix the well known Security Issue which affected the previous releases. You […]

This is GREAT news! I’ve been waiting for this feature for so long: Tighter integration with the GNOME desktop environment – Qt 4.2 allows developers to create Qt plug-ins for use with non-Qt applications. The tighter integration with the GNOME desktop environment is the result of The Portland Project, a working group dedicated to better […]

NOTE: this post is aimed at Ubuntu Dapper users only (at least for the moment). I have started a community project thanks to which Ubuntu’s community can have the latest driver for ATI and Nvidia cards simply by adding a repository and performing an upgrade. All the users who are interested to participate can install […]

Some posts of my blog have already been shown on Ubuntu Planet but I haven’t introduced myself yet. My name is Alberto Milone, I attend the 2nd year of the 2nd level degree course “Lingue Moderne per la Comunicazione Internazionale” at the University of Lecce (Italy), where I got my 1st level degree in 2005. […]