[Mageia-discuss] Please help testing nvidia on Mageia 2 with older cards

[blind Pete]

Claire Robinson wrote:

> Hi
> 
> If you have any of the older nvidia cards listed here:
> https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7902#c31

Really old hardware:  GF2 MX/MX 400
 
> Could you please help by testing an update candidate for ldetect-lst and
> the two older drivers. Update ldetect-lst can be found in Core Updates
> Testing and the nvidia drivers are both in Nonfree Updates Testing.
> 
> You will need to be able to update from the testing medias
> 
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Enabling_the_Testing_media#Enable_them_the_easy_way
> 
> and then enable them only to update the packages listed on the bug
> report, it will probably ask you to update rpmdrake first which is safe
> to do (we've been using it in QA for a few months). When you've updated
> only the packages listed on the bug please disable the two Testing
> medias again.
> 
> Please leave any comments on the bug report, include information on the
> graphics card installed and whether you tested with an x86_64 or i586
> installation.
> 
> Many thanks
> Claire (MrsB)

The bug report is old and closed.  Sorry for the delay.  

GeForece 2 MX/MX 400, i586 system, Gnome in legacy mode.  

Mageia 2; 
  VESA OK, 
  Nouveau OK after "Enable Translucency (Composite extention)" unticked
  nVidia 96xx OK after "Enable Translucency (Composite extention)" unticked.  

Mageia 3;
  VESA OK, 
  Nouveau OK after "Enable Translucency (Composite extention)" unticked
  nVidia 96xx - not tested.  Does it exist?  

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blind Pete
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