Re: [Staffslug] Ubuntu 10.10 anybody?
Thanks for your advice on this Tom, I haven't look at it tonight but will
over the next few days.
I've insalled Lucid & Merket on about 4 PC's and I keep coming across an x
configuration error.
Basically the desktop losses its graphical sharpness sometimes on boot or
after coming back after fullscreen games its bit intermitant.
To get it correct itself I open the NVidia settings tool and re apply the
resolution settings from Auto to 60 hz and 1600x900. It seems to be related
to a cheap DELL monitor that I bought ?
Any pointers ?
Much appreciated.
games
> OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM)/PCI/SSE2
> OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 195.36.24
> OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
> OpenGL extensions:
> GL_NVX_conditional_render, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
GL_SGIS_texture_lod,
>
Looks like you're using the 6200TC with one of the multiple legacy
Nvidia binary-blob drivers -- likely installed via the 'Additional
Drivers' dialogue -- which is mostly unmaintained in favour of the 256.x
series. As far as I am aware, only the 8xxxx-series cards and above are
supported by this release.
> eugene@testrig:~$ lspci | grep -i vga
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV44 [GeForce 6200
> TurboCache(TM)] (rev a1)
So this is an NV4x chip (its codename) therefore you may find that the
open-source (reverse-engineered) Nouveau driver is a better fit for your
uses. The feature matrix can be found here (see the NV4x column):
http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/FeatureMatrix
One thing you can take advantage of with Nouveau, that you won't find
with the binary blobs, is Kernel Mode Setting. Smoother boot-up and
smarter terminal switching.. Adds to the experience.
Worth de-installing the Nvidia binary-blob from the 'Additional Driver'
dialogue to try out Nouveau - it will be the default 'out of the box'
driver for your card in Ubuntu.
> To be honest its a pretty rubbish graphics card, the PC's been cobbled
> together from parts out of the attic. Its probably from about 2005.
>
> I've had motherboards that have had better onboard chips than this card.
But
> it has got a non-motorised heatsink.
Peace and quiet in a computer is worth a lot, if you ask me.
To be fair, if it works, it works. Extra speed is often just a
nice-to-have. Though never underestimate how important the speed of your
disk I/O is to the perceived 'desktop experience'. :)
Tom
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