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

[Stuart Johnston]

I agree it probably isn't the proprietary drivers since that card is 
still on the supported list anyway.  But what do you mean by "not 
supported in more recent versions of Linux"?  Do you mean the Kernel? 
Framebuffer driver?  Or maybe it is the open source nv X drivers?  Do 
you have any references or are you just guessing since a new card works?

What card are you using now?


David Simmons wrote:
> 
> 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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