Envy 0.9.5-0ubuntu2 should fix the nasty API mismatch problem

Envy 0.9.5-0ubuntu2 should fix the nasty API mismatch problem Please, remember to remove your previous release of Envy before you install this new release: sudo apt-get –purge remove envy You can get Envy here as usual. You might also want to have a look at the instructions for Debian or for Ubuntu Thanks for you […]

Updates on my GUI for RandR

First of all, thanks for the attention you paid to the previous news on my GUI for RandR. I have chatted to the guys behind the development of Displayconfig and I must admit that they are doing an amazing work which, in my opinion, is the best solution. I have decided that I will continue […]

Envy 0.9.5-0ubuntu1 STABLE is now available

Envy 0.9.5 is now marked as stable. I have removed version 0.9.4. Here is the changelog: * Fixed: the API mismatch should no longer occur since the nvidia modules in /lib/modules/`uname -r`/volatile/ are now removed * Added: Nvidia driver 100.14.09 * Removed: Nvidia beta driver 100.14.03 * Added: ATI driver 8.37.6 * Removed: ATI driver […]

A GUI for RandR

I have been working at nights on a new project of mine. I have always thought that Keith Packards’ RandR was an excellent tool and I wanted to make xrandr (its textual interface) more userfriendly. I am aware that another chap is working on a UI written in C, however I thought I would contribute […]

Another bugfix release of Envy

I have updated both the unstable and the stable release to 0.9.4-0ubuntu5 and 0.9.3-0ubuntu6 respectively. Here is the changelog: * Fixed: there was a problem with depmod * Fixed: the installation of the ATI driver on Etch failed because the system was not detected as Debian You can get them here

Envy in “Open Source Projects: 15 To Watch”

This morning ridgeland, a user of UbuntuForums, sent me an email with a link to one of Matt Hartley‘s article, “Open Source Projects: 15 To Watch”. Reading this article made me very happy. Knowing that my work is appreciated is by far one of the most satisfying experiences I can have. Here is the introduction […]

Envy uses its own parser instead of aticonfig

Envy now uses its own parser instead of aticonfig. Why? Aticonfig in driver 8.36.5 has a bug which sometimes just renames your xorg.conf without providing you with a new one. You can get Envy STABLE 0.9.3-0ubuntu4 and ENVY UNSTABLE 0.9.4-0ubuntu5 here Time to go to bed, I guess (it’s 01:34 AM in Italy).

Yet another bugfix release of Envy

I have updated the Unstable version to 0.9.4-0ubuntu3 and the Stable version to envy_0.9.3-0ubuntu4 * Fixed: Nvidia uninstallation failed as the OS was not detected * Changed: nvidia-kernel-common is checked only on Debian