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

[Claire Robinson]

On 23/03/13 05:51, blind Pete wrote:
> 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?  
> 

Thanks for testing anyway Pete, it's good know there are people still
able to test these. If there are any further updates I'll ask again :)

Claire