----- Original Message ----
> From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>

> My big problems now are:
> a) nvidia binary driver doesn't build on .26 (which I need for other
> reasons),

Sorry to hear that. I've been using the beta 177.13 driver for
quite a while now. I built a custom 2.6.26 kernel for my desktop
on Saturday, and nvidia 177.13 runs on it very nicely. In fact,
when I moved to 177.13 from the stable series, everything seemed to
move noticeably faster... I was very impressed and satisfied with
the results!


Dave W.


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On 08/05/08 15:53, David Witbrodt wrote:




----- Original Message ----

From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>



My big problems now are:
a) nvidia binary driver doesn't build on .26 (which I need for other
reasons),


Sorry to hear that. I've been using the beta 177.13 driver for
quite a while now. I built a custom 2.6.26 kernel for my desktop
on Saturday, and nvidia 177.13 runs on it very nicely. In fact,
when I moved to 177.13 from the stable series, everything seemed to
move noticeably faster... I was very impressed and satisfied with
the results!


Good to know. It's 173.14.05 (the latest stable) that doesn't build
with .26.


Where is the beta? Stable is at:
ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86

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> Where is the beta? Stable is at:
> ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86

Browsing to nvidia.com gets you their funky home page, with a bunch
of useless links -- none pointing to driver downloads. Clicking on
just about anything, you then get pages that have a more useful top
menu, with "Download Drivers" at the upper left.

Clicking on that gets you to the standard download page:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

However, below the "GET DRIVERS BY PRODUCT" box, there is another box
called "OTHER DOWNLOADS & SUPPORT". The first link there is
"Beta and Archived Drivers":
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us

Entering your product and OS info into the form gets you a box full
of results, with the stable drivers listed first and the beta drivers
(marked with a red "BETA") listed last. The driver I'm using is on a
line that reads like this:

Linux 64-bit Display Driver Version 177.13 BETA 177.13 June 17, 2008


I found out, the hard way, not to bookmark such links... because
whenever they alter their website those bookmarks go stale. I just
learned to find the drivers like a Windows-noob: point, click, point,
click, etc.


HTH,
Dave W.


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Ron Johnson wrote:



Where is the beta? Stable is at:
ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86



You can also find it in updated sticky posts at the official Nvidia
Linux forum:


http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=14






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On Tue, 2008-08-05 at 16:29 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 08/05/08 15:53, David Witbrodt wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
> >
> >> My big problems now are:
> >> a) nvidia binary driver doesn't build on .26 (which I need for other
> >> reasons),
> >
> > Sorry to hear that. I've been using the beta 177.13 driver for
> > quite a while now. I built a custom 2.6.26 kernel for my desktop
> > on Saturday, and nvidia 177.13 runs on it very nicely. In fact,
> > when I moved to 177.13 from the stable series, everything seemed to
> > move noticeably faster... I was very impressed and satisfied with
> > the results!
>
> Good to know. It's 173.14.05 (the latest stable) that doesn't build
> with .26.

I've done alright with Sid's 173.14.09 driver and custom .26 kernel as
well. Haven't needed any speed recently, but its works alright.

The problems I have with X at this time are memory hog ones from other
apps.



Kenward
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have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than
in the church. --Ferdinand Magellan



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Ron Johnson wrote:

On 08/05/08 15:53, David Witbrodt wrote:




----- Original Message ----

From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>



My big problems now are:
a) nvidia binary driver doesn't build on .26 (which I need for other
reasons),


Sorry to hear that. I've been using the beta 177.13 driver for
quite a while now. I built a custom 2.6.26 kernel for my desktop
on Saturday, and nvidia 177.13 runs on it very nicely. In fact,
when I moved to 177.13 from the stable series, everything seemed to
move noticeably faster... I was very impressed and satisfied with
the results!


Good to know. It's 173.14.05 (the latest stable) that doesn't build
with .26.


Where is the beta? Stable is at:
ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86




In fact, the latest stable nvidia nonfree driver is 173.14.12.

Do not go to the ftp site, go to

http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

I am currently using 173.14.09 on a custom 2.6.25-7 Debian kernel with
no issues.



Mark Allums


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Mark Allums wrote:

Ron Johnson wrote:

On 08/05/08 15:53, David Witbrodt wrote:




----- Original Message ----

From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>



My big problems now are:
a) nvidia binary driver doesn't build on .26 (which I need for other
reasons),


Sorry to hear that. I've been using the beta 177.13 driver for
quite a while now. I built a custom 2.6.26 kernel for my desktop
on Saturday, and nvidia 177.13 runs on it very nicely. In fact,
when I moved to 177.13 from the stable series, everything seemed to
move noticeably faster... I was very impressed and satisfied with
the results!


Good to know. It's 173.14.05 (the latest stable) that doesn't build
with .26.


Where is the beta? Stable is at:
ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86




In fact, the latest stable nvidia nonfree driver is 173.14.12.

Do not go to the ftp site, go to

http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

I am currently using 173.14.09 on a custom 2.6.25-7 Debian kernel with
no issues.


Let me add that that is the US English driver, there are also
international drivers available, you can start at:


http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx

to find them.

These are *not* the Debian drivers!


Mark Allums


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