-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
____/ Rockinghorse Winner on Saturday 12 Dec 2009 22:38 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> I found that there was no nvidia driver on the default install, and the
> generic driver was totally insufficient. After some searching, I found a
> solution. Will try it out on the live CD next time to see if it works. It
> involves blacklisting the generic driver, adding a repo, downloading and
> installing an .rpm package, and disabling a security feature. Not hard, but
> not the OOTB experience I was hoping for!
>
> I haven't installed yet, just been playing with live CD. It was easy to add
> Adobe Flash, and I suspect adding the gstreamer extensions for mp3's should
> be a cinch.
>
> The app selection is on the thin side. I have the CD, not the DVD, so this
> may only apply to the CD.
>
> As a positive note, it was lightweight on my 1.2 Gig system, which is rare
> for a live CD, and wireless was faultless. I didn't play with it long, as
> the huge icons and fonts were a bit repulsive. I'll try to install the nv
> driver next time.
Some drivers are starting to enter the Linux mainline as loadable modules, so it seems
like after 2.6.33 it will cease to be much of a hassle (unless one wants to cutting-edge
binary drivers, but that too is handled by GUIs).
- --
~~ Best of wishes
Roy S. Schestowitz | Linux: the most popular, but not most widespread
http://Schestowitz.com | Free as in Free Beer | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
Cpu(s): 22.6%us, 5.0%sy, 0.1%ni, 70.6%id, 1.3%wa, 0.0%hi, 0.4%si, 0.0%st
http://iuron.com - semantic engine to gather information
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)
iEYEARECAAYFAkskzbAACgkQU4xAY3RXLo5xYgCbBf5uYqfFgwGfyBQFyF0aFxE/
2TwAniF5/691DmSZfL0N91v2DFsWixJK
=ax97
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
|
|
