There are significant differences between the nvidia support on 8.04 and 8.10 which probably explains the differences between what you two are seeing. On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 8:55 AM, Stephen wrote: > It is odd that you had issues, I am running a 9500 gt at work with > Ubuntu 8.10 64 bit and had no issues with it showing up under > restricted drivers. > > right now im having issues giving domain users permissions locally but > thats a different thread :-) > > On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 12:37 AM, wayne wrote: >> Did a little more digging on the net and caught wind of a program called >> "envy" that configures the newer stuff. It worked. :-) >> >> >> >> >> wayne wrote: >>> Interesting... I'm running 8.04.1 - Nothing shows up in restricted >>> drivers, |Also I cannot load the NVIDIA drivers either. Complains about >>> a missing LibC header and I cannot see what, where who, how it is >>> missing what it is asking for. >>> >>> >>> >>> Nadim Hoque wrote: >>> >>>> Assuming that the version of kubuntu is 8.10 and the fact that >>>> kubuntu uses the same repositories (or at least most of it) the >>>> drivers can be easily be installed under the restricted drivers. I >>>> have a geforce 9600gt under ubuntu 8.10 and the drivers installed >>>> simply a simple dialoge in the task bar that i have restricted >>>> drivers (or something as such). If that does not work just download >>>> the drivers from nvidia. I don't know much, but i think, obviously, >>>> that you have to be out of x server and sudo run the .sh file. >>>> Hopefully that works >>>> >>>> Nadim >>>> On Nov 29, 2008, at 9:37 PM, wayne wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Has anyone on the list gotten the card to work with Nvidia drivers on >>>>> kubuntu? >>>>> >>>>> I was looking for any inexpensive dual DVI PCIe card that will >>>>> work.... >>>>> anyone? >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. - William Hazlitt --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss