C) What happens if I upgrade Ubuntu to a newer release (e.g. from Ubuntu Edgy to Ubuntu Feisty)?
You will only have to follow these steps:
1) Launch Envy and use the "Uninstall" function to uninstall the Nvidia or the ATI driver
2) Uninstall the Envy from Synaptic/Adept or from the command line
3) Set the driver back to either "nv" ( instead of "nvidia", if you use a Nvidia card) or "ati" ( instead of "fglrx", if you use an ATI card) in the Section Device of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf which you can edit by typing:
sudo nano -w /etc/X11/xorg.conf
NOTE: press CTRL+X to exit (save the file)
4) Log out and press CTRL+ALT+Backspace (so as to restart the Xserver)
5) Log in and upgrade your Ubuntu installation
NOTE: if the Xserver crashes you will have to use "vesa" instead of "ati" or "nv"
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C) What happens if I upgrade Ubuntu to a newer release (e.g. from Ubuntu Edgy to Ubuntu Feisty)?
You will only have to follow these steps:
1) Launch Envy and use the "Uninstall" function to uninstall the Nvidia or the ATI driver
2) Uninstall the Envy from Synaptic/Adept or from the command line
3) Set the driver back to either "nv" ( instead of "nvidia", if you use a Nvidia card) or "ati" ( instead of "fglrx", if you use an ATI card) in the Section Device of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf which you can edit by typing:
sudo nano -w /etc/X11/xorg.conf
NOTE: press CTRL+X to exit (save the file)
4) Log out and press CTRL+ALT+Backspace (so as to restart the Xserver)
5) Log in and upgrade your Ubuntu installation
NOTE: if the Xserver crashes you will have to use "vesa" instead of "ati" or "nv"