My old ATI card is not supported any more by the ATI driver (fglrx) since version 8.28.8. For this reason I can’t test the latest ATI driver which I provide in my repositories (for both Dapper and Edgy) and I can only test the Nvidia driver. The ATI driver is causing more problems than the […]
Envy 0.7.2 contains nvidia-xconfig (which won’t replace the one on your system) so that the composite extension is automatically disabled if you use the legacy driver. Envy 0.7.2 installs driver 9629 and the legacy 7184. If you need to use the beta driver 9626 you can use envy 0.6.1
The Nvidia driver 9629 contains the following improvements: * Added initial support for GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap. * Added new “Display Configuration” page in nvidia-settings. * Improved workstation OpenGL performance in Xinerama. * Added support for NVIDIA Quadro Plex. * Added support for Quad SLI. * Improved X driver error recovery. * Improved workstation overlay performance. * Added […]
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 […]