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

Wed Mar 13 16:40:19 CET 2013

On 12/03/13 21:48, Papoteur wrote:
+> 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
+
+
+Thankyou for testing Papoteur. The update has now been validated so
+should hit the mirrors before too long.
+
+Sorry for not replying sooner!
+
+Claire
+