Comment 18 for bug 763052

I use nVidia GTX 550 Ti and it works fine on Linux!

2012/1/23 mhcabi <email address hidden>

> Great: I bought a 2xx card because I heard that the 4xx cards were
> crippled on Linux. Now it turns-out that they don't work either. I
> appreciate that this is an NVIDIA problem and not the fault of anyone in
> the Linux community but that doesn't reduce my frustration any. This
> pretty-much rules-out every affordable NVIDIA card produced in the last
> 3 years. Good job I didn't treat myself to that 285 I always wanted!
>
> I read about people using high-end vids cards for cycles rendering in
> blender all the time. How do they get thier cards working? Is there any
> reference chart of cards that actually work so I don't waste any more
> money? Any citations would be much appreciated.
>
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> Title:
> Ubuntu 10.10 can't boot on nvidia GeForce GT240
>
> Status in NVIDIA-Common:
> New
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-nouveau” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
> Status in Fedora:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
>
> I can't boot Ubuntu 10.10 on my PC with NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 (PCIe 16x).
> Instead login screen I see [attachment DSC00391.JPG].
> Ctrl+Alt+Del and SysRq+B don't work.
> I must install Ubuntu from alternate CD and boot to text mode and
> uninstall these packages: nouveau-firmware, xserver-xorg-video-nouveau and
> install nvidia-current package.
>
> Why Ubuntu use experimental (nouveau) driver?!? :
> xserver-xorg-video-nouveau - X.Org X server -- Nouveau display driver
> (experimental)
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