Comment 2 for bug 230612

Yeah, I pretty much gave up on that months ago.
I don't know why nobody is trying to fix it, maybe since its just the 8600m
GT or something.
I've just been using the older driver that works without glitches, even
though its not a very good driver.

-Jason

On 8/25/08, Mitchellvs <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Dear jdban,
>
> I am having the same problem with the Nvidia Driver. I also have a Dell
> Laptop (Vostro 1500) with Nvidia 8600m GT. When I try to enable the
> restricted driver, I get a blank screen with some lines and a wide bar
> in the middle. Obviously the same issue here.
>
> I tried working around the Hardware Drivers application with EnvyNg but
> it it doesn't appear in the applications/system tools window.
>
> I've about done everything to figure out the problem
>
>
> --
> Drivers don't work with Nvidia 8600MGT on Dell Laptop with Ubuntu 8.04
> hardy heron
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/230612
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>
> Status in Envy: Unofficial ATI and NVIDIA driver installer for Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> I install the drivers on my Dell Inspiron 1520 Laptop with an Nvidia 8600m
> GT, and when I reboot, the screen obviously is not working. Its a gray
> screen, but after about 5 minutes, a vertical black bar appears about
> midscreen, and everything else goes white. I do however hear sounds, so
> Ubuntu is indeed running. This is with Hardy Heron (8.04)
> Once I uninstalled the driver again, I was able to boot and see everything
> successfully.
>