-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Patrick Shanahan wrote: | * James Golden [07-08-04 10:00]: | |>Anyone know what version YOU is installing now? Also how can I check |>what version is installed if I have installed through YOU in the past. | | | ls /lib/modules/scripts/nvidia/nv* | | will show present ver no. This doesn't work if you have more than one kernel installed.... - --S - -- Blue Moose IT Support www.bluemooseit.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA7Y8kh6qZaDhhuVMRAjz4AKCmQXlV1ECcrErcil0BmWex0VCRrgCgkCKM qSxE/1tOF+oNM93Qg9bjVpY= =o5qj -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Except, it doesn't tell you for the nvidia driver. :-)

The fetchnvidia script must just go and get the latest driver from nvidia's site, which is currently 6106.

- --S

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YOU script does not fetch the newest driver, at least it did not for me a few days ago. Had to install via Nvidia's nvidia-install script. Instructions are here: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/X/XFree86/nvidia-installer-HOWTO To check to see what version you're running simply: 'cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version' Hope that helps. Matt

Anders Johansson wrote:

On Thursday 08 July 2004 16.58, James Golden wrote:

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Anyone know what version YOU is installing now? Also how can I check what version is installed if I have installed through YOU in the past.

running glxinfo in a console window will tell you more than you ever wanted to know about your 3D drivers, including the version currently installed

SuSE still seem shy of supplying the NVidia driver in the distro. After installing Mandrake 10.0, I was getting ready to install 5336 when I just thought of running glxinfo and found 5336 installed by that distro. Perhaps there are still potential issues, may be to do with the proprietary module that SuSE wants to steer clear of, but it would make it easier for some folk. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer ===== LINUX ONLY USED HERE =====

Ken Schneider wrote: <STUFF DELETED>

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SuSE still seem shy of supplying the NVidia driver in the distro. After installing Mandrake 10.0, I was getting ready to install 5336 when I just thought of running glxinfo and found 5336 installed by that distro. Perhaps there are still potential issues, may be to do with the proprietary module that SuSE wants to steer clear of, but it would make it easier for some folk. Regards Sid.

"make it easier for some folk"? Hell it would make it easier for everyone!

Ken

I agree, for all. Anders -- Right, Connectiva, that's where I first saw it in the package list. I don't think it was in Mandrake before 10.0. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer ===== LINUX ONLY USED HERE =====

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Sid Boyce wrote: | Anders Johansson wrote: | |> On Thursday 08 July 2004 16.58, James Golden wrote: |> |> |>> Anyone know what version YOU is installing now? Also how can I check |>> what version is installed if I have installed through YOU in the past. |>> |> |> |> running glxinfo in a console window will tell you more than you ever |> wanted to know about your 3D drivers, including the version currently |> installed |> |> |> | SuSE still seem shy of supplying the NVidia driver in the distro. After | installing Mandrake 10.0, I was getting ready to install 5336 when I | just thought of running glxinfo and found 5336 installed by that distro. | Perhaps there are still potential issues, may be to do with the | proprietary module that SuSE wants to steer clear of, but it would make | it easier for some folk. | Regards | Sid. | Suse says it's for legal reasons they can't supply it. Whatever that means. They probably just don't want to pay Nvidia any money to distribute it. :-) - --Sayf - -- Blue Moose IT Support www.bluemooseit.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA7lYIh6qZaDhhuVMRAvTSAJwN53HY49m2OOTZljc/vUBW78ZMzACgp56T vAB32MsXIHvu3FePJVl5Mqo= =C1h9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Blue Moose IT Support wrote:

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Sid Boyce wrote: | Anders Johansson wrote: | |> On Thursday 08 July 2004 16.58, James Golden wrote: |> |> |>> Anyone know what version YOU is installing now? Also how can I check |>> what version is installed if I have installed through YOU in the past. |>> |> |> |> running glxinfo in a console window will tell you more than you ever |> wanted to know about your 3D drivers, including the version currently |> installed |> |> |> | SuSE still seem shy of supplying the NVidia driver in the distro. After | installing Mandrake 10.0, I was getting ready to install 5336 when I | just thought of running glxinfo and found 5336 installed by that distro. | Perhaps there are still potential issues, may be to do with the | proprietary module that SuSE wants to steer clear of, but it would make | it easier for some folk. | Regards | Sid. | Suse says it's for legal reasons they can't supply it. Whatever that means. They probably just don't want to pay Nvidia any money to distribute it. :-)

- --Sayf

I doubt Mandrake has the cash to pay, perhaps they just hope NVidia won't SCO them later. Some decisions are beyond understanding. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer ===== LINUX ONLY USED HERE =====

*** Reply to message from Andre Lourenco on Sun, 11 Jul 2004 23:41:37 +0100 (BST)***

2.1.2 Linux Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing terms of Section 2.1.1, SOFTWARE designed exclusively for use on the Linux operating system may be copied and redistributed, provided that the binary files thereof are not modified in any way (except for unzipping of compressed files).

There is your solution to why you can copy is as a Linux user. From what I have heard there is not one line of code in the linux version that is written by Nvidia. BUT, their own drvers are copywrited ( stupid, whose going to steal them?) BUT they must give at least some good info to the folks who do write the Linux drivers... and that means there IS a ticklish bit of might be copywrite or not material in the drivers... weird world business -- j -- nemo me impune lacessit it's just an afterthought; okay ? : Women who seek to be equal to men lack ambition.

*** Reply to message from Anders Johansson on Mon, 12 Jul 2004 01:21:22 +0200***

The problem isn't with copyright. All open source code is copyrighted (all code full stop is copyrighted). The GPL is a copyright license

sorry Anders, I didn't mean to ruffle your feathers that way ;) You are , of course , exaactly correct.. ( times like this I miss my father in law, a lot!) but I was using it more in the general sense that it was "closed" code... as in "don't touch this , don't even look at it or we'll sue you for the rest of your life's earnings " It's clear that there are either some info going back and forth between the Nvidia folks and the Linux folks in getting drivers out... Now if we could only all affrd to bycott the products, as I understand was done to Matrox, until the company turns out equal quality drivers, that use all the potential of the boards .... ah well, we all need to dream a little, I guess. ;) -- j -- nemo me impune lacessit it's just an afterthought; okay ? : Keyboard not connected, press F13 to continue

*** Reply to message from Andre Lourenco on Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:19:29 +0100 (BST)***

Boycott them? For what? For giving us the best graphic-card drivers available for linux?

no, but because they aren't totally fee code.. at least as I understand it that was the beaf w/ Matrox... it was before my linux adventures began.. -- j -- nemo me impune lacessit it's just an afterthought; okay ? : Latest news? Put 'net.games.hack' in your .newsrc!

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Suse says it's for legal reasons they can't supply it. Whatever that means. They probably just don't want to pay Nvidia any money to distribute it. :-)

- --Sayf

I doubt Mandrake has the cash to pay, perhaps they just hope NVidia won't SCO them later. Some decisions are beyond understanding.

Sorry to repost, but my latest mail was all bad... here it goes: from http://www.nvidia.com/object/nv_swlicense.html "" License For Customer Use of NVIDIA Software (...) 2.1.1 Rights. Customer may install and use one copy of the SOFTWARE on a single computer, and except for making one back-up copy of the Software, may not otherwise copy the SOFTWARE. This LICENSE of SOFTWARE may not be shared or used concurrently on different computers. 2.1.2 Linux Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing terms of Section 2.1.1, SOFTWARE designed exclusively for use on the Linux operating system may be copied and redistributed, provided that the binary files thereof are not modified in any way (except for unzipping of compressed files). (...) "" So, I don't think that mandrake will be sued over this. According to their license there's no problem on distributing their drivers. ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com