[Mageia-discuss] Please help testing nvidia on Mageia 2 with older cards

Tue Mar 12 22:48:17 CET 2013

Le 11/03/2013 10:13, Claire Robinson a écrit :
+> On 10/03/13 20:17, Papoteur wrote:
+>> Le 08/03/2013 17:57, Claire Robinson a écrit :
+>>> Hi
+>>>
+>>> If you have any of the older nvidia cards listed here:
+>>> https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7902#c31
+>>>
+>>> Could you please help by testing an update candidate for ldetect-lst and
+>>> the two older drivers. Update ldetect-lst can be found in Core Updates
+>>> Testing and the nvidia drivers are both in Nonfree Updates Testing.
+>>>
+>>> You will need to be able to update from the testing medias
+>>> https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Enabling_the_Testing_media#Enable_them_the_easy_way
+>>>
+>>>
+>>> and then enable them only to update the packages listed on the bug
+>>> report, it will probably ask you to update rpmdrake first which is safe
+>>> to do (we've been using it in QA for a few months). When you've updated
+>>> only the packages listed on the bug please disable the two Testing
+>>> medias again.
+>>>
+>>> Please leave any comments on the bug report, include information on the
+>>> graphics card installed and whether you tested with an x86_64 or i586
+>>> installation.
+>>>
+>>> Many thanks
+>>> Claire (MrsB)
+>>>
+>> Hi Claire,
+>> Is it something new since what I tested ?
+>> https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3820
+>> ===========
+>> papoteur<mailto:yves.brungard_mageia at gadz.org>  2012-11-17 13:50:01 CET
+>>
+>> Ok, I just tested the driver packaged in Mageia 2 testing.
+>> The test is not positive.
+>> - the resolution is not the optimal resolution, 1024 large instead of 1440.
+>> - some zones in the screen are mixed. I join a screenshot.
+>>
+>> x11-driver-video-nvidia96xx-96.43.23-2.mga2.nonfree
+>> nvidia96xx-doc-html-96.43.23-2.mga2.nonfree
+>> dkms-nvidia96xx-96.43.23-2.mga2.nonfree
+>> ============
+>> The problem seems to be nvidia stuff related, because I had tested from
+>> the source and had the same problem.
+>> Geforce 4 Ti 4200
+>>
+>> Papoteur
+> Hi Papoteur
+>
+> Did you also update ldetect-lst?
+>
+> Testing procedure :
+>
+> 1. install ldetect-lst from core/updates_testing
+> 2. go to mcc ->  hardware ->  configure the graphical server
+> 3. it should now notify that there is a commercial/proprietary
+>     driver available, answer yes to "do you want to use it"
+> 4. after it's installed, reboot and check that the new
+>     driver is in use and working...
+>
+> This needs the medias configured to be able to update from Testing
+> medias and then Core Updates Testing and Nonfree Updates Testing enabled.
+>
+> The update enables nvidia173 and nvidia96xx nonfree drivers as
+> they now support the x11-server used in mga2. The card list has been
+> updated so cards should use the correct driver.
+>
+> Claire
+>
+Hello Claire,
+I followed your indications as above.
+I get the nvidia driver working. :) (checked with lsmod)
+I had a probem with the resolution, but this is perhaps related to the 
+monitor. I had to specify the resolution manually.
+I did not see the problems that I had at my previous test.
+Papoteur
+