Sup guys,
quick update: Seems Alberto was right, my family and friends switched
back to Nouveau via the driver utility and were then able to install the
new "tested" and "recommended" Nvidia drivers 346.82 via the stable repo
provided by Ubuntu. No need to use -updates. System stability and speed
@teo1978:
Yeah, I fully agree. I recommended Ubuntu LTS to everyone I know that
has been willing to either give Ubuntu a try or to users that have
completely switched from Windows. My words, after they asked me why I
recommend LTS over normal Ubuntu: "Use LTS if you prefer stability,
support and r
@Alberto:
PERFECT! Thanks for the info! I'll let my family and friends know ASAP.
One more question: Does "trusty-updates" mean the Nvidia "-updates"
repo?
And because I am very pleased by this work, I'll donate some cash to
Ubuntu tonight.
Again; thank you, even though it took a while.
Cheers
Oh btw, for everyone else interested in this subject, Canonical wants to
improve the situation for Nvidia users in the future:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Better-Gaming-
Drivers
+1 @Jorge Castro!
This is something that openSUSE has been doing for many years and I
wel
Public bug reported:
I am writing this for my girlfriend, I can't access her computer right
now.
The issue: Using an Amd HD7850 with Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS 64-bit, trying to
install one of the Amd proprietary drivers via the "additonal drivers"
tool will result in confusion. There are three entries t
Attention please: The issue mentioned in my question above was fixed
yesterday. Ubuntu-updates popped up and offered a bunch of updates,
including updates for the additional drivers menu and jocky. The entries
are now listed and working as expected. See here for more information:
http://askubuntu.c
I just wanted to say that even though I have commented on this issue
before, I think it's crazy that this has yet to be fixed. It's nice to
see that Nvidia drivers 340's and higher got a fix for it, but on Ubuntu
14.04.2 & Ubuntu Gnome 14.04.2 & 14.10, using the default Nvidia 331
drivers provided
So
today I updated my Ubuntu installation again... automatic updates. And
yet again "a problem has been detected" with "Nvidia-updates". This is
the FOURTH time I am seeing this issue on the SAME machine. I can also
confirm it for THREE other machines with Nvidia hardware.
And this is suppose
Public bug reported:
I just ran the usual Ubuntu updates and then a crash report popped up
with the information you see in this bug-report. Using a MSI Nvidia
Geforce 650 TI OC with 2 GB GDDR5 on Ubuntu 14.04.1 64-bit, with the
-updates repo activated.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 1
Sup guys,
I think I might have experienced the same issue:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-
drivers-331-updates/+bug/1412406
Not sure, but someone marked it as duplicate.
Anyway, I just convinced a friend to use Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS instead of
Windows, and then this happe
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