David, I suggest you have a look at
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/bootinfoscript/index.php?title=Boot_Problems:search Adam adam.boga...@clear.net.nz ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Send slug mailing list submissions to > slug@slug.org.au > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' > to > slug-requ...@slug.org.au > > You can reach the person managing the list at > slug-ow...@slug.org.au > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more > specific than "Re: Contents of slug digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. ubuntu 10.4 to 10.10 upgrade nvidia GeForce 8600GT > (David) > > > From: David <da...@kenpro.com.au> > Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:16:57 +1000 > Subject: [SLUG] ubuntu 10.4 to 10.10 upgrade nvidia > GeForce 8600GT > > I need to upgrade to 10.10 to get the latest version of a > particular software. > > 10.10 release notes talk about problems with GeForce > 8600GT drivers (and several other nVidia drivers). > > Has anybody done this successfully? Google seems to > suggest very mixed results. I don't want to find myself > unable to use my desktop for critical work. > > I've been looking at this: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-96/+bug/626974 > > and this: > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t14860 > > but I can't see anything that inspires confidence. > > Thanks > > -- > David > > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - > http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: > http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html