Re: Graphics Drivers (I'm new to Linux)

2006-03-05 Thread kamaraju kusumanchi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I took a look through, I used the first link in the email I was given (http://home.comcast.net/~andrex/Debian-nVidia/index.html) and under the heading, "Stock or Custom Kernel?" I ran the following in a terminal: apt-cache policy kernel-image-$(uname -r) and I was give

Re: Graphics Drivers (I'm new to Linux)

2006-03-05 Thread Dave Ewart
On Saturday, 04.03.2006 at 16:51 -0500, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > Dave Ewart wrote: > >As I understand it: nVidia claim that they would *like* to > >open-source their drivers, but that parts of the driver code include > >code (and other patented/copyrighted stuff??) from third parties, > >such

Re: Graphics Drivers (I'm new to Linux)

2006-03-04 Thread travis . newton
I took a look through, I used the first link in the email I was given (http://home.comcast.net/~andrex/Debian-nVidia/index.html) and under the heading, "Stock or Custom Kernel?" I ran the following in a terminal: apt-cache policy kernel-image-$(uname -r) and I was given the following: kernel-ima

Re: Graphics Drivers (I'm new to Linux)

2006-03-04 Thread kamaraju kusumanchi
Dave Ewart wrote: kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: It is very sad that nvidia is not making their drivers open source. I wonder if they are really gaining anything in the end (with all the discomfort caused to their end users using Linux). As I understand it: nVidia claim that they would *l

Re: Graphics Drivers (I'm new to Linux)

2006-03-04 Thread Dave Ewart
kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > > It is very sad that nvidia is not making their drivers open source. I > wonder if they are really gaining anything in the end (with all the > discomfort caused to their end users using Linux). As I understand it: nVidia claim that they would *like* to open-source th

Re: Graphics Drivers (I'm new to Linux)

2006-03-04 Thread H.S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello fellow Debian Users! > > I'm new to Linux and I heard good things about Debian so I decided to give > it a try. I've actually been meaning to try it for over a year now, but I > went ahead and downloaded the net install and got it installed. > > However, my previo

Re: Graphics Drivers (I'm new to Linux)

2006-03-04 Thread david robert
try here good place for nvidia drivers in debian   http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/nvidia.htm[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello fellow Debian Users!I'm new to Linux and I heard good things about Debian so I decided to giveit a try. I've actually been meaning to try it for over a year now, but Iwent ahea

Re: Graphics Drivers (I'm new to Linux)

2006-03-04 Thread kamaraju kusumanchi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's my problem: I need to get the kernel source to get the NVIDIA drivers in. I'm using Debian 3.1, the latest. You can try http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers?highlight=%28nvidia%29 It is very sad that nvidia is not making their drivers open source. I

Re: Graphics Drivers (I'm new to Linux)

2006-03-04 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello fellow Debian Users! > > I'm new to Linux and I heard good things about Debian so I decided to give > it a try. I've actually been meaning to try it for over a year now, but I > went ahead and downloaded the net install and got it installed. > > However, my previo

Graphics Drivers (I'm new to Linux)

2006-03-04 Thread travis . newton
Hello fellow Debian Users! I'm new to Linux and I heard good things about Debian so I decided to give it a try. I've actually been meaning to try it for over a year now, but I went ahead and downloaded the net install and got it installed. However, my previous Linux encounters were just tests and