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

[David Simmons]

Will have to disagree with you here....as I was using LiveCDs to test
this....so it never got to use the NVidia proprietary driver.....bet-cha a
beer....grin

-dave

> 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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