[NTLUG:Discuss] SOLVED Re: Boot Up Parameters - Keeping them in LiveCD

[./aal]

It is not the version of linux
but the version of the proprietary nvidia driver
you could downgrade to a driver that supports your card



Linux supports your card fine
nvidia chose to stop including your card in new driver releases so you need
to get the latest for your card, but not the latest of all.


On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 11:41 AM, David Simmons <dave at dgnal.net> wrote:

>
>
> Guys,
>
>  I know this email was from awhile back...but for
> history / searching reasons- here's the answer.  The nVidia GeForce
> 7800 GT is not supported in more recent versions of Linux.  I
> replaced/updated my card and all problems went away.
>
>  -dave
>
> >
> >
> > Just can't make this work.....I'd like
> to try out a few LiveCD's of
> > upcoming versions of
> Linux....unfortunately, all are failing at the same
> >
> point!?  (it starts the GUI - pops up the box to show me it's
> loading
> > in different sub-systems....then that box get's scratchy
> and system locks
> > - except for mouse movements).
> >
> > Thinking it was my video (which
> > is a nVidia GeForce 7800
> GT) I did the following kernel boot config:
> >
> >
> vga=795
> >
> > that worked for when I would normally get
> the
> > system messages - now I get a nice graphic screen
> instead....but it
> > doesn't carry that resolution over into the
> actual session?!  It
> > reverts to some really high resolution
> (I have a dual-head setup - one
> > monitor can display it, other is
> 'out of range')
> >
> > then tried the
> > following
> kernel / boot options:
> >
> > nomsi noapic nolapic
> >
> pci=noacpi acpi=off clock=pit ide=nodma
> >
> > again with no
> luck (no
> > luck meaning that I get to the same point and then
> scratchy video, lock
> > up)
> >
> > I've updated the
> motherboard (ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe) to the
> > latest BIOS and tried
> the following liveCDs:
> >
> > Fedora 10
> > Preview
> > Fedora 9 LiveCD
> > OpenSuSE 11.1 Beta 2
> > Linux
> Mint
> > 5
> > Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop (Beta)
> > CentOS 5.2
> Live CD
> >
> > all
> > stopping at the same
> point.....any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > -dave
> >
> > P.S.  on a side-note.....this same
> rig is
> > running OpenSuSE 11.0 and has run a few other distros w/o
> problems.
> > And if you search online and find the HPET
> issue...I've already turned
> > that off in the BIOS.....I'm outta
> ideas?
> >
> >
>
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