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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 package

  1. Bug #208718
  2. Comment #55

Comment 55 for bug 208718

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drink (martin-espinoza) wrote : Re: [Bug 208718] Re: nvidia-glx-new driver displays white screen of death
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My objection to Envy at this time stems from, well, I think Bryce said it
best: "A future planned change (likely for Intrepid) will be to break out
both -fglrx and -nvidia from the linux-restricted-modules package." But that
is in the future. Today, the official method does not involve Envy. And
again, with all due respect for your efforts, I've gotten fed up with
waiting for an Envy update and used the official installer in the past,
which is one reason why I wouldn't mess with it now. If it's not
up-to-the-minute then there is no point for me. And there is no particular
reason why, if someone is going to have to make a package update and
download a big fat package anyway, why it should not just be a deb like
everything else.

If Envy becomes the official means of supporting nVidia drivers in Ubuntu,
then I anticipate using it. Perhaps in intrepid. I do not intend this
comment to be an attack on Envy; there is no reason why it should not exist
and I imagine it suits the needs of many Ubuntu users. I am glad to see it
in the repo instead of users having to look elsewhere if they want that
functionality. Have a nice day!