On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Mark Allums <m...@allums.com> wrote: > On 3/5/2010 3:11 PM, Mark Allums wrote: >> >> On 3/5/2010 2:20 PM, Sven Joachim wrote: >>> >>> On 2010-03-05 20:49 +0100, Jason Filippou wrote: >>> >>>> I don't see this mentioned anywhere in the latest posts so I thought >>>> I'd post it: The latest proprietary linux driver on the NVIDIA website >>>> (195.36.08, URL: >>>> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_195.36.08.html), which >>>> I understand covers many more GPUs than my GT220 causes X to not be >>>> able to detect any screens when installed on my Squeeze box. I was >>>> fortunate enough to have the 190.53 driver on my hard disk and I >>>> reinstalled that, or else I'd have to either wget a >>>> hard-to-flawlessly-copy URL or force myself to learn how to use mount >>>> (which wouldn't be a bad thing, in retrospect). Anyways, I'd recommend >>>> waiting for the next driver and I'm probably reporting this on their >>>> website. >>> >>> For the record, this driver also has fan control problems, and Nvidia >>> has withdrawn it: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/announcement.php?a=39. >>> >>> Sven >>> >>> >> >> The two drivers aren't the same. The fan issue on Windows is a different >> version than the one OP is having trouble with. >> >> However, beware: the Windows driver is de-certified and withdrawn. >> NVIDIA recommends downgrading. > > > It turns out that NVIDIA have since also withdrawn the recent Linux drivers > as well, and recommend downgrading. > > The current NVIDIA Linux blob seems to be 190.53. (Previously, they had > released 195.36.08, as Jason mentioned.)
I've been using 195.36.03 (a beta release) for several weeks without problems. 190.53 is the current non-beta release. Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/a94352371003072001t572c141bg918b541a35788...@mail.gmail.com
