Re: F19 nouveau corrupted graphics

2013-07-13 Thread Jon Dufresne
You could install the NVIDIA drivers instead of using nouveau. They're are at least ten times faster, so it makes sense anyway. I think I'll give this a try. Originally I wanted to use the free drivers, but if they will not work this seems like the most practical solution. -- users mailing

Re: F19 nouveau corrupted graphics

2013-07-12 Thread poma
On 12.07.2013 18:56, Jon Dufresne wrote: Hello, I am currently running F17. As it is nearing end of life, I am anxious to upgrade. Around kernel 3.7, I started to experience very heavy graphics slowdown and corruption. I reported a bug around the time I experienced it

Re: F19 nouveau corrupted graphics

2013-07-12 Thread Jon Dufresne
lspci -nn | grep VGA 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G80 [GeForce 8800 GTX] [10de:0191] (rev a2) yum install http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/kernel/3.11.0/0.rc0.git6.1.fc20/x86_64/kernel-3.11.0-0.rc0.git6.1.fc20.x86_64.rpm Should I be able to test this

Re: F19 nouveau corrupted graphics

2013-07-12 Thread poma
On 12.07.2013 22:05, Jon Dufresne wrote: lspci -nn | grep VGA 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G80 [GeForce 8800 GTX] [10de:0191] (rev a2) yum install

Re: F19 nouveau corrupted graphics

2013-07-12 Thread Jon Dufresne
Should I be able to test this on FC17 before upgrading to FC19 to test this works before re-installing the system? Isn't it obvious? :) Keep in mind neither the upgrade doesn't guarantee anything regarding. I see. In that case how could I verify if an updated kernel fixes the bug or

Re: F19 nouveau corrupted graphics

2013-07-12 Thread poma
On 12.07.2013 23:55, Jon Dufresne wrote: Should I be able to test this on FC17 before upgrading to FC19 to test this works before re-installing the system? Isn't it obvious? :) Keep in mind neither the upgrade doesn't guarantee anything regarding. I see. In that case how could I verify

Re: F19 nouveau corrupted graphics

2013-07-12 Thread lee
Jon Dufresne jon.dufre...@gmail.com writes: Hello, I am currently running F17. In preparations for upgrading I tested out F19 Beta, Alpha, and final live CD. All versions show the same bug, creating an unusable desktop. Any thoughts on what to do? You could install the NVIDIA drivers