Re: [PLUG] Upgraded from Breezy to Dapper

[gyoza@comcast.net]

Art Alexion wrote:
> On Wednesday 19 July 2006 13:30, gyoza@comcast.net wrote:
>   
> > Now that 6.06 is installed and running on my computer, it is nice.  
> >     
>
> I guess I'll upgrade in a couple of weeks.  Let me know if you encounter any 
> serious problems.
>   
Uh, just ones that seem to be nVidia related.  It was a *pain* to get 
the nVidia drivers to recompile.  Every time I tried, the installer 
would kill my network interface, then I couldn't install the missing 
packages I needed to make the install work.  I had to reboot (it seemed 
easiest) each time it failed.

Maybe if I just installed GLX and changed "nv" to "nvidia" in xorg.conf 
I could have avoided the trouble with the driver.  Really, I wish I had 
just fixed the upgraded install instead of doing a fresh install.  
Highly likely it was only a driver/kernel issue.

I don't understand the resolution/refresh rate settings.  At highest 
resolution, refresh rate is locked at 60Hz.  (That part makes sense.)  
At the next lower resolution the refresh rate is locked at 85Hz.  Why 
can't I select a refresh rate below 85Hz?  Annoying.

Now everything is running smooth.
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