https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648718
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648718#c51
--- Comment #51 from Gerry Gavigan 2011-02-09 10:59:00 UTC ---
I have installed 11.3 on four machines, a dual core x64 MSI Wind and an Acer
Aspire One, an Athlon 3200 XP, nvidia 6200 (also tried with 7600) AGP, self
build and a Compaq Intel based 32 bit, nvidia 6200 PCI. (this is a friend's
machine, so only tried once)
The MSI and AAO have always been perfectly behaved. Both are running factory
upgraded 11.3, KDE 4.6
The Compaq "floating point"ed early in this saga, so I reverted to stock 11.3
The Athlon, fully upgraded, openSUSE, nvidia, KDE, (all RPM or installer) was
perfectly happy all the way up to 4.5.95
So, getting the floating exception on 4.6.0 came as a bit of a surprise
I've just seen a report that this bug is present on 11.4 M6
While we all know that between releases we are on our own, I found it close to
impossible to downgrade the nvidia driver as legacy drivers only work (or not)
the hard way. Further, the 11.4 news, doesnn't look great.
The lack of any real support for Plan B (e.g., easy nvidia downgrade) could
reduce the number of interested users willing to participate in testing and bug
reporting. This would be bad news, practically and reputationally.
I've been with the distro since 1999 and thought we'd moved beyond the pain of
_buying_ an upgrade only to discover printing didn't work anymore (9.1 since
you ask)
I find the lack of co-ordinated information dispiriting, bordering on
disdainful. Over the years I've diligently tried to contribute by bug reporting
and offering countering views to some of the rabid FUD spewed out about both
KDE and openSUSE. I've bought nvidia exclusively.
Funnily enough, my resolve going forward is in need of some attention.
It would be massively helpful if someone representing openSUSE, KDE and nvidia
could provide a confidence building report to us all. I don't appear to be on
my own in feeling that we re being treated like mushrooms.
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